 | William Stewart - Psychology - 1998 - 438 pages
...Odysseus was able to pass their island with safety because, following the advice of the sorceress Circe, he stopped the ears of his companions with wax and had himself firmly bound to the mast of the ship so that he might hear the songs without danger. The Argonauts... | |
 | Ivory Frisbee - 2004 - 349 pages
...moral character of the Siphnians stood low, and hence to act like a Siphnian became a term of reproach. Sirenes ( The Sirens). They lured to destruction those...Sirens, disappointed of their prey, drowned themselves. Sisyphus. Son of Aeolus and Enaretta. After death he was condemned, in the infernal regions, to roll... | |
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The Sirens. They lured to destruction those who listened to their songs. When Ulysses sailed past their island he stopped the ears of his companions with wax, and had himself tied to the mast of his ship. Thus he passed with safety, and the Sirens, disappointed... 
