Odysseus displays stability and dauntlessness by withholding information from his men during his journey back to Ithaca. In the epic poem The Odyssey, Odysseus and his men are trying to get back home, to Ithaca, after ten years have passed since the fall of Troy. Odysseus and his men must navigate their way, and successfully pass, the Scylla and Charybdis. The Scylla is a six headed monster and for each head of the monster, one men will be swallowed. The Charybdis is huge whirlpool that will destroy the entire ship. Odysseus has to make the decision of which way to lead the ship. His men are not aware that if they head in either direction, there will most likely be a significant number of fatalities. Odysseus says, “ I told them nothing, as