205B-Odyssey: The Widening Gyre
Myths and Legends
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Odysseus and Eurylychus Sat in the Cave, and They All Wanted to Stop.
Odysseus and his crew had been at sea for three weeks. They were going to stop on the next island, but wanted to avoid touching cows that grazed there. Tireseus and circe said if anything happened to those cattle, all his men would die. Odyss never let them have any fun. He came to this place in sol so he could ask the gods to end their trial on him and his men. What was the point if it killed them? The barley on the ship was gone, so was the wine. Some men cameba from fishing drenched, and the crew devoured the minnows they caught. This was a test of course
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