Sirens, Scylla, and Charybdis

From The Odyssey by Homer
Odysseus binds himself to the mast to hear the Sirens' song safely, then navigates between the monster Scylla and the whirlpool Charybdis.
Book 12.165-260

Iconic episodes of temptation and the tragic choice between two evils.

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