by jgoodw10 | Oct 23, 2023 | Group 10, Monsters
Book nine of the Odyssey mainly focuses on Odysseus and his crew escaping from the cave of the cyclops Polyphemus. This image depicts Odysseus stabbing Polyphemus in his eye using a wooden spear. Odysseus is dressed in regal attire befitting a leader while Polyphemus...
by eholstei | Oct 19, 2023 | Group 10, Monsters
This image of the Sirens portrays the monsters as entirely in a feminine form (a woman’s body). This links womanhood to monsters. The image shows three naked women, lying atop a cliffside, waving to the ship of men passing by. One of the women has a red cloth draped...
by ograssma | Oct 17, 2023 | Group 10, Monsters
In Book 12 of the Odyssey, Odysseus is warned about the sirens, including Scylla. Before encountering the sirens, Odysseus is given important instructions on how to successfully escape the lure of the sirens from Circe; plug your ears, and bound your hands and feet to...
by jgoodw10 | Oct 16, 2023 | Group 10, Monsters
In book nine of The Odyssey, the story of what happened to Odysseus and his crew immediately after the Trojan War is being recounted to the reader. After pillaging the city of Ismarus for some time, Odysseus and his men are driven away by a strong counter attack by...
by eholstei | Oct 15, 2023 | Group 10, Monsters
In book twelve of the Odyssey, the goddess Circe warns Odysseus of the Siren song. On his journey he will encounter an island where Sirens- female-like monsters- will attempt to lure him and his men to their deaths. She gives him instructions to plug his men’s...