Circe describes for Odysseus what will happen when he encounters Scylla and Charybdis. He decides to withhold this information from his crew. What did Circe tell Odysseus, and was he justified in not telling his crew the entire story?

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Circe describes for Odysseus what will happen when he encounters Scylla and Charybdis. He decides to withhold this information from his crew. What did Circe tell Odysseus, and was he justified in not telling his crew the entire story?

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Lilianna · Answer 1

There was no way for Odysseus to get the men home without passing between the Scylla and Charybdis. Therefore, he is going to have to get his crew through that narrow passage. If he allows the ship to go down in the whirlpool, they all die. If he goes under Scylla, some will die but others will live.

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