The Siren In Odysseus In Homer's Odyssey

To us the mythical and dangerous sea creature the siren is an evil being with the soul purpose of killing anything that passes by, but have we ever taken it under consideration that they have no choice. If we look at Odysseus we see a bold, curious, and daring man. Odysseus in book twelve was told by Athena to block his hearing with bees wax in order to avoid the deathly song. He covered his men's ears with the kneaded bees wax but he was so curious he had his men tie him to the mast of the ship so he could hear the song of death. This moment in the Odyssey was one of the most torturous moments for Odysseus to face alone.

A poem was written to side with the prospective of the sirens. A poem that spoke of death, and the boredom