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Vulture women and men having to row past deadly cliffs.these three text can be cited in the text and the pictures. Similarities mostly concerned Odysseus,sirens, and the men rowing.As shown in: (Waterhouse and attic vase),and( Homer's the Odyssey),Odysseus was tied up on the boat.In all three of the textual evidence,the men are rowing “bestowing in the hold, sat to their oars,” (homer).The sirens, are flying around Odysseus.Even though they have similarities, they also have differences. There are many differences between the pictures involving: the boat and it's surroundings,the sirens, and Odysseus crew members.In the (Waterhouse) and (the homer's the odyssey)there are rocks in the background and not in the (attic house).The

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