After returning to Circe, she informs him of how to avoid the dangers approaching him and his men. To escape the Sirens' beautiful voices, Odysseus must plug his men’s ears with wax, softened by being held in his hands, so they are not to hear the Sirens magical singing, for if they do, they will stop the rowing and all the men will die. After plugging their ears, the men must tie Odysseus to the ship’s mast, so he may hear the Sirens but not be stuck listening their voices forever. Next, Circe informs them that when they pass by Scylla- they will lose 6 men, but Charybdis, the deadly whirlpool, will take the whole boat! So according to Circe, it would be in the men's best interest to stay closer to the shore of Scylla than Charybdis, because it is always better to lose 6 than the entire ship.
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