The Odyssey
Question 3
In the Cattle of the Son God, How do Odysseus’ men die? How does Odysseus escape death?
In the Cattle of the Son God, How do Odysseus’ men die? How does Odysseus escape death?
The men must sail between Scylla six-headed sea monster that devours sailors, and the treacherous whirlpools of Charybdis. Odysseus does not tell them of the imminent death, as they would panic. Indeed, Scylla seizes and eats six men. Scylla also eats the boat. Odysseus manages to escape by jumping on the huge tree-island just above Charybdis. The monster belches up some boat parts and Odysseus grabs on to a piece of the boat: just like at the end of the movie Titanic!