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Group-12-Monsters-Scylla

For this post, I chose a musical adaptation on YouTube that is concise and accurate to the events of Scylla in Book 12. Scylla is not typically considered a villain but rather a monstrous antagonist. This source is essential to expressing a new narrative to the epic...

Group 12-image reading- Scylla

At first glance, this photo provokes fear and stress. Scylla is depicted as a terrifying monster that even the gods fear. In the photo, the six heads are illustrated as hyena-like creatures, which causes fear because hyenas are known for their resilience and...

Group-12-Close Reading-Scylla

In Book 12 of Homer’s epic poem “The Odyssey,” translated by Emily Wilson, the book opens with a conversation between Odysseus and Circe regarding the troubling obstacles that Odysseus and his crew will likely face on their journey home off her...