Odysseus and his crew sail past the island of the Seirenes. The Seirenes are known throughout the Homeric world for enchanting sailors with their lovely songs. Odysseus and his crewmates sail by bones and flayed skins of unlucky sailors. Odysseus takes precautions to avoid any members of his crew being swept away by the Serirenes. The Lady Kirke advises Odysseus to plug his oarsmen’s ears with beeswax so no man can hear the Seirenes sing. Odysseus’s crew ties him to the ships mast so he may hear the Seirenes without being carried away. The Seirenes are so deadly because they arose sailor’s desires. Odysseus struggles to manage his desires. Odysseus lacks the discipline to confront his desires and often succumbs to them. Odysseus’s conflict
