After we visited the underworld, an experience I don't wish to talk about, we returned to Circe's island but Odysseus assured us it was a short stop before we continue on our journey home. Circe and Odysseus spoke for a long time but we were ordered to prepare the ship to leave. I was curious to find out what they spoke of but I knew that would be so rude and disrespectful so I refrained.
We border our ship and I could tell Odysseus was ill at ease. He started demanding we plug our ears as we pass a part of the ocean. And he was to be tied to a pole. I was confused but agreed. It wasn't before long that I saw the Sirens. I had heard stories about them from sailors but never seen them myself. I hoped Odysseus was okay, the legand said their song was so sweet and it lulled them into the water. I saw him screaming and wrigling, desperate to be free. I felt sorry for him but I knew my orders and I made sure he was never freed.
We finally passed them and I untied him. He immediatly began ordering us about, we had to stay focused and move fast, I liked him better when he was tied up. I was moving about the boat when I first saw the creature, disgusting and hideous! I ran to the captain, "We have to get away from here!" But he just told me to return to whatever it was I'd been doing. He was the captain and chose to sail this way. Then the rest of the crew saw the monster. That was chaos! They were all screaming and pointing. Odysseus quickly got back and control telling us to keep going and so we did.
By the time we had passed the monster we had lost six men and we were hungrier than ever. Our spirits were down despite being so close to home. Odysseus told us we'd dock and so long as we didn't eat the cattle on the island we would be home before we knew it. But hunger was knawing at the mens stomachs, they were angry at Odysseus for losing so many men and decided to disobey him. I knew better than to go against a direct order, turns out the cattle were the god Helios'.
Helios had his revenge. It was only Odysseus and me left now.
We border our ship and I could tell Odysseus was ill at ease. He started demanding we plug our ears as we pass a part of the ocean. And he was to be tied to a pole. I was confused but agreed. It wasn't before long that I saw the Sirens. I had heard stories about them from sailors but never seen them myself. I hoped Odysseus was okay, the legand said their song was so sweet and it lulled them into the water. I saw him screaming and wrigling, desperate to be free. I felt sorry for him but I knew my orders and I made sure he was never freed.
We finally passed them and I untied him. He immediatly began ordering us about, we had to stay focused and move fast, I liked him better when he was tied up. I was moving about the boat when I first saw the creature, disgusting and hideous! I ran to the captain, "We have to get away from here!" But he just told me to return to whatever it was I'd been doing. He was the captain and chose to sail this way. Then the rest of the crew saw the monster. That was chaos! They were all screaming and pointing. Odysseus quickly got back and control telling us to keep going and so we did.
By the time we had passed the monster we had lost six men and we were hungrier than ever. Our spirits were down despite being so close to home. Odysseus told us we'd dock and so long as we didn't eat the cattle on the island we would be home before we knew it. But hunger was knawing at the mens stomachs, they were angry at Odysseus for losing so many men and decided to disobey him. I knew better than to go against a direct order, turns out the cattle were the god Helios'.
Helios had his revenge. It was only Odysseus and me left now.
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