Greeking Out from National Geographic Kids S8E5 - You Odyssey This: The Breathless Dead
May 19, 2023
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Men Turned Into Pigs
- Odysseus' men were turned into pigs by the goddess Cersei after being rude on her island.
- Odysseus convinced Cersei to transform them back and fell in love with her, staying a year on the island.
Journey to the Underworld
- Odysseus must journey to the underworld to meet the seer Tiresias for guidance.
- He accidentally summons the ghost of a dead sailor he didn't know had died, highlighting his carelessness.
Surviving the Sirens
- To survive the sirens' song, crew should plug their ears with beeswax.
- Odysseus, curious, had himself tied to the mast to safely hear their song.