Odysseus keeps his promise and returns to Aeaea to bury Elpenhor. He spends a night with Circe, and she tells him of the hardships he will face on his return home. He tells the men of Circe's advice as they set sail. When they come upon the island of the sirens, he has the men plug their ears with beeswax and has them bind him to the mast of the ship so he alone will be able to hear the Sirens' song. As they pass the island, Odysseus pleads to be released as he falls under the spell of the song. However, the men only bind him tighter.
Once they are safely past the island, the crew must move through the straits between Scylla and Charybdis. Scylla is a six-headed monster that swallows one.....
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