The Odyssey Project
Books 10-12
Characters
Odysseus: The husband of Penelope and the father of Telemachus. Odysseus has been on a voyage for 20 years and is telling his story to the Phaecians about the events before getting to Calypso's island.
Hermes: The messenger god who gives Odysseus a special root that can only be pulled out by the gods and the root makes Odysseus immune to Circe's potion.
Scylla- A six-headed monster who eats passing sailors.
Charybdis- A giant whirlpool who devours the ocean three times a day.
Laestrygonians- Cannibalistic Ginats.
Circe- A witch who uses potions to turn men into pigs.
Sirens- Monsters who sing beautiful songs that lure sailors to their deaths.
Scylla
Charybdis
Laestrygonians
Major Theme
Quotes
"'Eurylochus, remain then here yourself eating and drinking by the black hollow ship; but I will go for strong necessity is laid on me.'" This quotes shows that Odysseus is very stubborn and has a lot of pride and bravery. He knows that it's dangerous to go (especially alone) to the house of Circe but he goes anyway to save his men even though he knows that he could meet the same fate as his men.