The Odyssey (Book XII), by Homer
Jan 24, 2022•25 min•Season 1Ep. 1023
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When his ship approached the siren's rock, Odysseus stuffed the ears of his crew with wax and had himself bound to the mast that he might hear the alluring voice of the siren and yet not wreck his ship on the enchanted rock. (Volume 22, Harvard Classics)
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