Summary
Ulysses has his men row right down the middle between Scylla and Charybdis and it works, but Scylla eats six of his crew.
Notable Quotes
"'Your hunger shall become thirst. As you once devoured land belonging to me, now you shall drink the tide thrice a day -- swallow it and spit it forth again -- and your name will be a curse to sailors forever.'" ~Zeus, Page 92
Zeus demonstrates that his power is final, and he possesses the authority to corrupt and distort a being to the point of hatred and outcast.
"'For,' he said to himself, 'There is no contending with the whirlpool. If we veer off course it must be towards the other monster. I can fight any enemy I can see.'" ~Ulysses, Page 94
Ulysses is aware that, should the ship be drawn into the whirlpool, there is no hope of escape; however, to face with Scylla may prove with fewer casualties.
"But, when measuring distance, he had been unable to reckon upon one thing. The ship was being rowed, and the great sweep of oars projected far beyond the width of the hull. And Scylla, lurking underwater, seized two of two oars and dragged the ship towards her." ~Narrator, Page 94
Although many of Ulysses's plans allow escape from peril with minimal consequence, a slight miscalculation can cost the lives of six crew members.
"Ulysses had no time to fear. He had to do a number of things immediately. He roared to the crew to keep the shipon course lest it be swept into the whirlpool. THen he seized an oar himself and rowed on the starboard side where the oars had been broken." ~Narrator, Page 95
Ulysses leaps into action as usual, doing all in his power to save the ship, and the crew with it, who happen to be in utter turmoil.
"He did not have time to weep, for he had to keep his crew rowing and tell the helmsman how to steer past the whirlpool." ~Narrator, Page 95
As a leader, Ulysses must carry on and complete the task at hand, rather than take what time he has to survive in order to mourn; instead, he maintains the crew and course, no matter the consequences.
Zeus demonstrates that his power is final, and he possesses the authority to corrupt and distort a being to the point of hatred and outcast.
"'For,' he said to himself, 'There is no contending with the whirlpool. If we veer off course it must be towards the other monster. I can fight any enemy I can see.'" ~Ulysses, Page 94
Ulysses is aware that, should the ship be drawn into the whirlpool, there is no hope of escape; however, to face with Scylla may prove with fewer casualties.
"But, when measuring distance, he had been unable to reckon upon one thing. The ship was being rowed, and the great sweep of oars projected far beyond the width of the hull. And Scylla, lurking underwater, seized two of two oars and dragged the ship towards her." ~Narrator, Page 94
Although many of Ulysses's plans allow escape from peril with minimal consequence, a slight miscalculation can cost the lives of six crew members.
"Ulysses had no time to fear. He had to do a number of things immediately. He roared to the crew to keep the shipon course lest it be swept into the whirlpool. THen he seized an oar himself and rowed on the starboard side where the oars had been broken." ~Narrator, Page 95
Ulysses leaps into action as usual, doing all in his power to save the ship, and the crew with it, who happen to be in utter turmoil.
"He did not have time to weep, for he had to keep his crew rowing and tell the helmsman how to steer past the whirlpool." ~Narrator, Page 95
As a leader, Ulysses must carry on and complete the task at hand, rather than take what time he has to survive in order to mourn; instead, he maintains the crew and course, no matter the consequences.