11.7Odyssey

Athena

Circe the Witch

Zeus

The Sirens

The Sirens

Scylla

Charybdis

Medusa

In a desert

In the ocean depths

In a narrow seaway between two cliffs

On an island

They could only face one monster at a time.

There was no way to avoid them both.

Only one monster could be defeated.

They were separated by a wide sea.

Making an easy choice

Choosing between two unpleasant options

Being afraid of monsters

Sailing between two cliffs

The golden cattle of Helios

The Kraken

The Minotaur

The Cyclops

A storm approaching

A treacherous strait he must navigate

An attack by the Sirens

An encounter with Zeus

Once a day

Twice a day

Three times a day

• Every hour

It spits fire

It creates a powerful whirlpool by sucking in surrounding waters

It releases a poisonous gas

It causes earthquakes

It calms down and sleeps

It attacks any nearby ships

 It sprays consumed water high into the heavens

It sinks into the ocean depths

Encountering another shipwreck

Risking an attack from the Sirens

Facing the monster Scylla

Being pulled back by the whirlpool

A creature with six dog-faced, snake-necked heads

A giant with one eye

A mermaid-like siren

A sea dragon with fire breath

Sailing through a calm route or a stormy one

Choosing between facing Scylla or Charybdis

Attacking Charybdis or bargaining with Scylla

Avoiding the monsters by taking a longer route

 To drop anchor and wait

To row close to the shore

 To arm themselves for battle

To jump into the water and swim

He wanted them to be brave in facing the monster.

He thought they would try to fight Scylla.

He feared that knowing about Scylla would terrify them.

He planned to tell them later.

Sprayed water into the sky

Sucked the sea down into its belly

Attacked the crew directly

Created a powerful storm

They rowed hard towards the shore

They stopped rowing and waited.

They tried to sail toward Charybdis to face it.

They jumped overboard to swim to safety.

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She swallowed them down raw, barely chewing with her razor-sharp teeth.

She threw them into the whirlpool.

She let them go after scaring them.

"Fight the monster!"

"Jump overboard!"

"Row! Row! Before the monster takes us all!"

 "Hold on tight!"

They were taken by Scylla and Charybdis.

They escaped, passing beyond the reach of both monsters.

 They turned back and did not attempt the strait.

They lost the ship in the whirlpool.