Topic > A Summary of Odysseus - 1221

Commentary: Aside from Odysseus's infidelity, there is another issue that tends to cause big problems for him and his crew: his curiosity. Because of this, and his inability to follow instructions that are quite clear, Odysseus causes more harm to his crew than he would if he had simply listened to Circe, who knows much more than he does about what he will face. Once again, focusing on his curiosity, Ulysses takes a big risk when he decides he wants to hear the Sirens sing their magical song. There are such real scenarios where, if this were not a myth, Odysseus would have been perpetually under the control of the Sirens and would have continued to try to reach them. Let's face it, if Odysseus didn't have some gods on his side, he would have died multiple times due to these same recurring reasons. The Aeneid24. Book I The Prologue and Aeneas in CarthageSummary: Virgil begins by telling the reader that the story is about how Aeneas ultimately founded the origins of Rome and reveals that Juno, or Hera in Greek, is