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Temptation and Self-Command — Homework
Read the Lotus-Eaters and Sirens episodes before answering.
- 1.Explain the key difference between how the Lotus-Eaters danger works and how the Sirens danger works.
- 2.Why does Odysseus instruct his crew in advance to tie him tighter if he begs to be freed?
- 3.Give a modern example of someone using a Sirens-style advance safeguard rather than relying on willpower in the moment, and explain the parallel.
- 4.Which trial do you find more unsettling: losing the desire to go home, or wanting something you know will destroy you? Explain your reasoning.
- 5.Define nostos.
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