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Hermes advises Odysseus to use the herb Moly to resist Circe's enchantments. He tells Odysseus to draw his sword and threaten Circe with harm if she attempts to bewitch him. Finally, he instructs Odysseus to make Circe swear an oath not to harm him before he agrees to her hospitality.
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What does Hermes tell Odysseus will happen to him if he gives in to Circe's seduction?
If Odysseus goes to bed with Circe when she first asks, she will 'unman' him, that is, she will cut off his penis. Hermes tells Odysseus to first make Circe swear that she will do him no harm before he sleeps with her.
What happened between Circe and Odysseus?
Circe is the witch-goddess that Odysseus and his crew meet after leaving the Cyclops Polyphemus's island. Odysseus sends a party of 23 men to search Aeaea (the name of the island and Circe's home). Circe invited them into her home and gave them food, but they all behaved like pigs, so that's exactly what Circe turns them into. Eurylochus, one of the men, does not eat, and he runs back to Odysseus to tell him. When Odysseus leaves, he meets Hermes, the messenger god who gives him a plant to protect him from the magic of Circe. being unable to defeat Odysseus, frees his men, but persuades Odysseus to stay with her. after the seasons pass though, Odysseus asks her to help him and his men go home. Circe tells him to seek out the blind prophet Teiresias in the land of the dead for a prophecy about his journey.
Where did Circe tell Odysseus to go?
the underworld
What does Circe tell Odysseus to do about Scylla and Charbdis?
tell them scylla is a bitchhhead
What chapter did Circe tell Odysseus about the sirens?
Book 12 of the Odyssey.
What was Hermes mission?
to tell calypso to release Odysseus
Who sends Hermes to calypso?
Zeus sends Hermes to Calypso to tell her to release Odysseus.
What did Teiresias and Circe tell Odysseus about Helios' cattle?
Not to kill them, which Odysseus warns his men not do to - and which they do anyway to their doom.
Why did odysseus' men decide to approach circe?
So that Circe could tell them the warnings of the sea, thus dodging the Sirens.
Where does circe tell Odysseus he must go before leaving her?
The land of the deads
Who does Circe tell Odysseus he must visit and speak with the blind prophet Teiresias.?
with his son
Where does Circe tell Odysseus he must go before he can return home to Ithaca?
the underworld
