Nbook 12, ulysses is warned by about the impending dangers of scylla and charybdis. she tells him not to harm the cattle of the sun god, .

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“circe”  and  “helios”

during  his  adventures,  circe  warns  him  about  scylla  the  monster  and  charybdis  a  dangerous  whirlpool  on  the  way  to  the  sea.  she  as  well  warned  him  not  to  harm  the  cattle  of  helios,  the  sun  god,  to  be  able  to  overcome  a  challenge  involved  in  that  as  well.

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themes and meanings

(comprehensive guide to drama)

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there are two central themes in  the miracle worker: that the human spirit can triumph over even the most daunting of disabilities and that a dedicated teacher can transform the lives of those with whom he or she comes into contact. these inspirational themes have long been personified in the widely known true-life relationship between helen keller and annie sullivan, but  the miracle worker  also dramatizes collateral issues that extend beyond the particular case. underlying helen’s process of learning basic principles of what annie terms “obedience” (decorum, etiquette, and hygiene), there are more universal lessons of self-governance—the inculcation of self-restraint instead of willfulness, the development of self-discipline instead of self-indulgence. only when these lessons have been mastered can helen begin to acquire language—which, annie says, “is to the mind more than light is to the eye.”