Odysseus and the sirens

Odysseus and the sirens

"The SIRENS are another temptation for ODYSSEUS, perhaps the most powerful of all, for if he had not been bound to the mast, he would have gone to join the heaps of corpses that surround them. “Come closer, famous Odysseus,” they sing. “We know all the pains that the Greeks and Trojans once endured / on the spreading plain of Troy” - Bernard Knox, Homer's Odyssey, Book 12 (Victor Ambrus/Robert Fagles/user: Aethon)

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Ulysses and the Sirens (1891) - John William Waterhouse

Siren Odysseus Greek? Poem

Odysseus and Sirens-Gerard de Lairesse

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Most people regret decisions they make in their life. Good or bad. They have second thoughts all the time. For Odysseus, this is never a problem. People should stop thinking about the choices they made, and start thinking about how to fix or remedy it. The remedy is way more important than the mistake no matter what it is. For myself, I try to make sure If Odysseus had told his men not to dock inside the cove or if he had stayed with the men when they approached Helios’ cattle, he may have…

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Odysseus and His Men Blind the Cyclops, Polyphemus. (Alan Lee/Homer's Odyssey, Book 9/user: Aethon)

Odysseus tied to the mast, listening to the Sirens' call.

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