205B-Odyssey: The Widening Gyre
Myths and Legends
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Odysseus, I Can't Hear You, I Have Bees Wax in My Ears
Odysseus was tied up to the mast of a sail boat by his men. He couldn't hear them because they had bees wax in his ears. They were headed for the cliffs, but Odysseus didn't know how to get there. After most of the day passed, one man plucked the wax from his ears and only heard the sea. Eurylychus tried to explain what he was doing, but odysseus wouldn't relent. Charybdus lived on the other side of the strait; she drank and belched every day. The crew formed a violent whirlpool under this whirlpool. Who was helping the ship stay
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