Not far from Scylla was a deadly whirlpool called Charybdis, “dire gorge of the salt-sea tide.....all the sea was like a caldron/ seething over intense fire......when she swallowed the sea water down/ we saw the funnel of the maelstrom.” Also when Zeus was throwing thunderbolts at the ship killing all his men “Zeus let fly/ a bolt against the ship....and all the men were flung into the sea.” Also the Sirens, sea nymphs, lured men to their death on the rocks with sweat songs. In The Odyssey the gods, goddesses, and monsters influenced the lives of Odysseus, his men, and his family with their supernatural powers. They showed to be fierce, helpful, and lethal. These episodes in The Odyssey came together to make one of the greatest epics of all time. ...
