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Odysseus And The Sirens In Book 12
In book twelve,the picture,and the poem about thee sirens are different and alike in many ways.The sirens can be described as noisy, irritating, and unusual. While the crewmen aren't listening to the sirens sing because they have ear plugs in and Odysseus is listening to the sirens because he feels as an leader he needs to.The painting communicates the idea that the sirens are birds singing.While book twelve communicates the idea that Odysseus talks about his journey and ends it with telling king Alcinous his tales. The picture is different and alike from book twelve and the poem.The picture is about the sirens.Sirens are birds flying around singing a song.Odysseus tells his men to tie him to the boat and tells them to put ear plugs

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