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Did Helios try to feed the cattle of the sun gods to Odysseus?
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Helios is the sun god. Tiresias warned Odysseus that if anyone ate Helios's cattle, then he would return home alone, but after great hardship. His starving men, led by Eurylochus refused to listen and ate the cows while Odysseus was sleeping. Therefore, all the men die, and it takes Odysseus another 7 years to get home.
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What did Odysseus' men do to lord Helios?
they ate the cattle that they weren't suppose to. Odysseus was asleep and he blamed what his men did on the gods. When lord Helios found out he got Zeus to kill all of Odysseus' men I'm from florence sc, GO GAMECOCKS!!!!
What did Eurylochus says to persuade Odysseus' men to slaughter and eat the cattle of Helios the sun god?
It is better to be killed by the gods then to die of starvation. Furthermore, they can sacrifice some of the cattle to appease the gods.
Why does Odysseus initially refuse to land on the island of Helios?
he doesnt trust his crew (correctly) to not eat the cattle of the sun (Helios) but after an oath from his crew he lands on the island after which he gets another oath from them that they will not eat the cattle then they are stranded for 30 days on the island in which they run out of food the crew then eats the cattle of the sun while Odysseus is praying to the gods to give them food
What is Helios's threat to the gods?
After Odysseus men ate his cattle he threaten Zeus saying he will go to the underworld and light the world of the dead instead of the world of the living if Zeus didn't avenge his cattle.
How is Eurylochus responsible for the death of Odysseus' crew?
Eurylochus convinces the rest of the crew that slaughtering the cattle of Helios is preferable to continuing to starve. He argues that the gods will forgive them if they sacrifice some of the cattle to them. Zeus destroys their ship and leaves the men to drown; only Odysseus survives.
What is the name of the god whose cattle are eaten?
the gods name was helios
What consequence does Odysseus give his men if they eat Helios' cattle?
They come to Helios' island. They agree to Odysseus' demand that they not eat the sacred cattle. After some days they are starving. Finally, when Odysseus is asleep, the mutinous Eurylokhos pleads with them to slaughter and eat some of the cattle.
Who is Lampetia in The Odyssey?
Lampetia was the daughter of Helios and Neaera; she was the personification of light. With her sister, Phaethusa, she guarded the cattle of Thrinacia. She told her father when Odysseus' men slaughtered some of his cattle which were ageless and deathless, like a forbidden fruit. They also happened to be his children. Her father, Helios, was enraged and asked the gods to avenge his cattle's deaths. Zeus then sent a lightning bolt down and a storm, killing all of Odysseus' men, while their doom was portended by the meat writhing and lowing on the spits
How do even more men die after the bag accident?
Most of Odysseus's men die in the land of Thrinacia, because of their hunger. On this land was the cattle of the gods, and Odysseus had warned his men not to touch the cattle. The men were however, too hungry and they ate the cattle, angering the gods. The gods then killed every man except for Odysseus.
What happened when Odysseus left his men so he could go pray on the island?
When Odysseus left his men to go pray on the island of Thrinacia, they disregarded his warnings not to harm the sacred cattle of the sun god Helios. As a result, the gods punished them by causing their ship to be destroyed in a storm and all of his men perished except for Odysseus.
How does this excerpt prove that Odysseus and men caused their own problems?
The excerpt shows that Odysseus and his men were warned not to harm the cattle of Helios, but they chose to disregard the warning and slaughtered the cattle, leading to their own downfall. This decision to act against the gods' command ultimately caused their ship to be destroyed in a violent storm, showing that their actions directly led to their problems.
Who were Odysseus's enemy's?
During The Iliad, Odysseus' enemies were mainly members of the Trojan army, specifically Hector. The gods on the Trojan's side were also his enemies, notably Hera, Zeus (for a while), Ares, Hermes, Hephaestus and Apollo.Note that many of the gods switch sides depending on which side was winning at the time.During The Odyssey, Odysseus' biggest enemy becomes Poseidon, as Odysseus offends Poseidon by blinding his son Polyphemos. Other enemies Odysseus has include:Polyphemus and the other cyclops,Scylla and Charybdis,Apollo (after slaughtering the cattle of Helios)andPenelope's Suitors.
