Greek mythology Tales

                        A tale from the Odyssey             Here is another example of how cunning Odysseus employs his crafty side to gain precious wisdom.Let the winds and the wheel of time take you to the deck of sailboat of Odysseus.The atmosphere was tense as they were to pass by Sirenum scopule or Anthemoessa,near Scylla and Charybdis , the home of Sirens.              These Sirens were human-eating beasts with head of beautiful women and bodies of birds.They can be killed only  by bronze dagger dipped in their victim's blood .They were blessed with luring sweet voices. When someone passed by their island Sirenum scopule,they came out and sang the most sweet song which no one could resist.The listener himself moved  towards them in memorization and the Sirens then devoured the poor being.They sang of what the man yearned the most,of their knowledge of the world and the song was promising to reveal the future.               Odysseus was eager to gain the valuable wis