Book 12 The Sirens and Scylla
Bound to the mast he hears the song, Scylla takes six, and the crew kill the cattle of Helios.
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How does he arrange to hear the Sirens?
Answer He is bound to the mast
He has himself bound upright to the mast.
SourceBook 12, lines 50-54Easy
What stops the ears of the crew?
Answer Wax
He kneads wax and seals his comrades' ears.
SourceBook 12, lines 45-49Medium
Which monster snatches six of the crew?
Answer Scylla
Scylla seizes six men at once.
SourceBook 12, lines 85-89Easy
What is the name of the whirlpool that sucks and spews?
Answer Charybdis
Charybdis sucks the water down and belches it up.
SourceBook 12, lines 100-104Medium
Whose cattle do the crew kill and eat?
Answer Helios
They were the kine of Helios the sun.
SourceBook 12, lines 125-129Medium
The text behind the questions
Questions cover facts stated in Homer's Odyssey, worded by us. No translation is reproduced here. Book and line refer to the Greek line numbering, located in a public-domain English translation.