Question
The Odyssey Book Twelve Study Guide
This book starts off with Odysseus still telling his story to Alkinoos' court. It picks up exa
where Book Eleven left off
Lines 1-170 Odysseus returns to Kirke and gets more detailed advice from her
Lines 171-200 Odysseus passes the advice on to his men
Lines 201-258 Encounter with Seirenes
Lines 259-339 Encounter with Skylla and Kharybdis
Lines 340-end The Island of the Sun (Thrinakia)
Important Characters
Kirke
Information learned about them/actions they take
Seirenes
Charybdis
›kylla
)dysseus
How does Kirke's warning about the Sirenes differ from what Odysseus tells his men
Answer
Kirke warns Odysseus to plug his men's ears with beeswax and to tie himself to the mast, while Odysseus tells his men to ignore the Sirens' song and to row past them.