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Why did Odysseus plug the mens' ears with wax when the ship approached Scylla and Charybdis?

to prevent them from hearing him share his secret plan to defeat Scylla
to protect them from the deadly song of the Sirens
to protect their ears from the poisonous gas released by Charybid
to prevent them from hearing the secret prophecy delivered by the Sirens

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It would be to protect them from the deadly song of the Sirens.
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The second one. To protects them from hearing the deadly song of the sirens
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