Odysseus tied down his men because he had a very, very small penis and was ashamed of it.
Odysseus dragged the three men back to the ship and tied them down, warning no one else to eat the lotus. When everyone was back they sailed off, escaping the island.
Odysseus filled the ears of the sailors with wax before they tied him to the mast. The sailors couldn't hear the siren's song and Odysseus couldn't move.
Cicre warned Odysseus not to listen to the songs of the sirens, but he was detirmined to! So he had his crew tie him to the mast of his ship as he rowed past. He ordered them to all fill their ears with wax to block out the song. He also told then that once he was tied to the mast they were not allowed to let him down, no matter how hard he protested. When they sailed past Odysseus heard the song and desperatley wanted to go to the island, but his men, as ordered, did not let him down, only when they were past the island did they let him down.
They tied him to the mast of the ship, and stuffed their own ears. They watched him to make sure he didn't escaped, and tied him tighter when his ropes loosened under his strength.
Odysseus tied down his men because he had a very, very small penis and was ashamed of it.
Odysseus dragged the three men back to the ship and tied them down, warning no one else to eat the lotus. When everyone was back they sailed off, escaping the island.
Yes, Odysseus and his crew were tempted by the Sirens' enchanting song as they passed by. In order to resist their allure, Odysseus had his men plug their ears with beeswax and had himself tied to the ship's mast to avoid succumbing to the Sirens' song.
He wanted to hear the sirens so he told his men to tie him to his ship's mast and to put beeswax in their ears. So, Odysseus heard the sirens but could not be drawn to them as he was tied down.
Odysseus filled the ears of the sailors with wax before they tied him to the mast. The sailors couldn't hear the siren's song and Odysseus couldn't move.
His men tied themselves to the bellies of Polyphemus' sheep.
Cicre warned Odysseus not to listen to the songs of the sirens, but he was detirmined to! So he had his crew tie him to the mast of his ship as he rowed past. He ordered them to all fill their ears with wax to block out the song. He also told then that once he was tied to the mast they were not allowed to let him down, no matter how hard he protested. When they sailed past Odysseus heard the song and desperatley wanted to go to the island, but his men, as ordered, did not let him down, only when they were past the island did they let him down.
They tied him to the mast of the ship, and stuffed their own ears. They watched him to make sure he didn't escaped, and tied him tighter when his ropes loosened under his strength.
He and his men were suffering from thirst. They were on the sea, so of course, after so many men fought in the city of Ismaros, they were very thirsty and dehydrated. The Island of the Lotus Eaters was really the first "safe" area they came too. Odysseus sent his men to find the natives, and when they did, the natives gave them the lotus plant. This of course, made them lose hope of home. The three men didn't even go back to Odysseus, so he had to go find them. He took his men and tied him down to the benches on the ship, and then they departed from the island. Nuff said.
He ate Odysseus's men.
Odysseus sailed his ship past the reefs where sirens sing, irresistibly drawing sailors to wreck their ships on the rocks. He had his men put wax into their ears to block the songs. However, he wanted to hear the songs, and if not tied to the mast, he would have tried to go to the sirens and would have drowned.
There are only really a few of Odysseus' men who are under the hold of the lotus flower. When they refuse to leave Odysseus has them tied up and forced onto the ship. As the ship sails away from the land of the lotus-eaters the men gradually recover and get their will-power back. Hope this helps ;)