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Odysseus made his men solemnly swear not to kill either the cattle or any large flocks of sheep that they might find on Thrinacia.
After his men kill Helios' cattle, it is not explicitly said whether Odysseus partakes in eating the meat. All though he berates each man individually, he does not stop his men from killing the cattle, which they do for the next 6 days.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 9y agoIn Homerâ??s â??Odysseyâ??, Ulysses learns that the immortal cattle of the Sun God, Helios are guarded by his daughters and killing them will bring great misfortune. Although Ulyssesâ?? men promise they wonâ??t kill the cattle, they renege and do it anyway.
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∙ 12y agoTiresias suggests that Odysseus and his men will eventually kill and eat the Helios cattle. He also says that if they can avoid touching the cattle at all, they should.
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What is a summary of Cattle of the Sun God?
The Cattle of the Sun God was a story from the Odyssey where Odysseus's men get in trouble because the eat the Cattle that happen to be sacred to Helios, the Ancient Greek God of the sun.
What did Odysseus do that resulted in their death?
They ate the sun god's cattle
The god whose cattle was consumed by odysseus's crew?
Helios
What is the summary of the odyssey the cattle of the sun god?
I guess you mean what is the cattle of the sun IN the Odyssey. It was the cattle of the sun god. It was cattle sacred to Helios, the sun god. Odysseus's' sailors hinted down this cattle while they were stranded on an island. Helios demanded that Zeus punish the men for the sacrilege. They were shipwrecked. Everyone died except for Odysseus,
In what episode does Odysseus lose all his men?
Cattle of the Sun God
What did Odysseus's men do that resulted in their deaths?
They ate the sun god's cattle
What did Odysseus men do that resulted in their death?
They ate the sun god's cattle
What did Odysseus's men do that resulted their death?
They ate the sun god's cattle
What episodes does Odysseus lose all his men?
Cattle of the Sun God
What is demostrated by Odysseus failure to wake up and prevent his men from slaughtering the sun god cattle?
Odysseus exhaustion is demonstrated by his failure to wake up and prevent his men from slaughtering the sun god cattle. It was a squall that forced them to land were the cattle were.
Odysseus loses his entire crew because they?
ate the sun god's cattle.
Why does Odysseus lose his entire crew?
because they ate the sun god's cattle
