Skylla: Twelve Legs, Six Heads, and Three Themes When Homer wove the characters of The Odyssey into a story, he undoubtedly left room for interpretation of their actions. The characters, most of whom are dynamic, colorful, and three dimensional, are used by Homer to give a fun but truthful commentary on the Ancient Greeks and their way of life. The actions of one figure, the man-eating monster named Skylla, are particularly interesting when viewed in …showed first 75 words of 1961 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1961 total…of incivility--are not pervasive in the story, but can be identified when Skylla is examined in the context of the other characters and their roles. Regardless of her importance in tying these themes together, she is a necessary part of the story because she is one of the many characters-or threads-that Homer used to weave The Odyssey. Work Cited: Homer. The Odyssey. Trans. Robert Fitzgerald. 1961. Ed. Maynard Mack. New York: W.W. Norton Company, 1995. 219-503