1. Book 12 A Journey of Knowledge

2.  Odysseus sends his companions to get Elpenor’s body.  Buried with armor  Oar to mark the site

3.  Circe vows to show them the way to Ithaca in the AM.  Why not reveal this two weeks ago?

4.  Sirens- enchant men with their singing  Block men’s ears with wax  Tie Odysseus to the mast

5.  Rocks on either side of the water route  Only Argo has successfully passed through (Hera’s fondness for Jason)  On one side- cave ½ way up, 6 headed monster, Skylla (89-99) Shoot an arrow On other side- great whirlpool, Charybdis (104- 109) Avoid

6.  If he heads toward Charybdis…  Skylla…  Circe’s advice: 118-26

7.  Pastured cattle and sheep of the sun god  Readily plentiful w/o ever mating  *Recall Tieresias’ advice and the need to curb desire

8.  154-164  What does her reveal?  What does he spare? Why?

9.  Attempts to lure with knowledge

10.  Odysseus refrains from disclosing knowledge regarding Skylla.  Why is Odysseus armed?  Skylla snatches 6

11.  Pathos- Attempts to persuade Odysseus  Contrast with Circe’s island  Tieresias’ warning  The South and East Winds  West wind arrives, Odysseus leaves to pray  Logos- Attempts to reason with the men

12.  Shine on Hades  Zeus responds with lightning  Mast snaps and shatters the steersman’s head  Destroys ship and leaves men bobbing in the sea  Odysseus hangs to the mast to the keel and sails for 7 days amongst deadly storm winds  Washes up on Ogygia, Calyspo’s island (who relates this story as she was told by Hermes)

13.  Stored ship  One month elapses