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= Scylla and Charybdis =

Story** “They had to pass the rocky coast where the Sirens lived.” “These creatures used to lure sailors from their ships with their singing.” “Following Circe’s advice, Odysseus ordered his men to stop their ears with wax so that they could not hear the singing of the sirens.” Odysseus and his men sailed past the Sirens and Odysseus became one of the few men to hear the Sirens’ song and live. "As the ship went by, Scylla, a six-headed monster, reached out her long arms and, uttering a curious yelping sound, clawed six sailors from the deck and devoured them." Several times a day Charybdis would suck huge amounts of water into her enormous mouth and then spew it out again, so that the channel between the rocks seethed and whirled, drawing down into the depths. The storm carried his raft back to the channel where Scylla and Charybdis waited and this time his frail craft was sucked into the water. Odysseus struggled desperately to save himself, the rush of the waters filled his ears and spray almost blinded him. Then, as his raft was tossed up again he stood upright and managed to grab at a fig tree which grew out of the cliff side. Then the mouth of Charybdis closed, and the rushing waters became calm. Therefore he lost all of his men and was left alone in the middle of the ocean.


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 * Summary** No matter what happens Odysseus is still trying to get to Ethica. He is very prideful and does not want to listen to the gods because he did not listen to the gods he was diminished, he lost all his men, and his ship. But later he developed more strength to go on and find his way home. So he could see his wife and his kingdom, but most of all see his son for the first time.


 * The Road of Trials The Hero’s Journey** “The road of trials is a series of tests, tasks, or ordeals that the person must undergo to begin the transformation. Often the person fails one or more of these tests, which often occur in threes.” Scylla and Charybis fit the journey stage of the road of trials, because it proves that he is not willing to give up. And that he has to undergo many trials to get back home. It tests his strength, his ability, and his will power. Because of this he will get home.

websites used:

[|AISI/ICT web/Unlikely Heroes Website/steps_hero_journey.htm|http://webacc.fsd38.ab.ca/services/Foothills%20AISI/ICT%20web/Unlikely%20Heroes%20Website/steps_hero_journey.htm] ; http://edtech.nmusd.us:8080/p_subject.asp?sid=14417 ; [|and Charybdis&amp;hl=en|http://images.google.com/images?q=Scylla+and+Charybdis&amp;amp;hl=en]