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How does Poseidon separate Odysseus ship from the fleet and prevent Odysseus from returning home?
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Because he can walk on water..
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Who is the god that constantly torments Odysseus and his men?
The god who constantly torments Odysseus and his men is Poseidon, the god of the sea and earthquakes. Poseidon holds a grudge against Odysseus for blinding his son, the Cyclops Polyphemus, and seeks to prevent him from returning home to Ithaca.
What does Poseidon do to prevent Odysseus from returning?
a would have to be a flat character or a round characterno idea what that last sentence was about... anyway he stirres up storms and sets horrible monsters oN THEM I THINK.
What god is trying to prevent Odysseus from getting home?
Poseidon, the god of the seas, is trying to prevent Odysseus from getting home because Odysseus blinded the Cyclops Polyphemus, who is Poseidon's son. Poseidon holds a grudge against Odysseus for this act of cunning.
Which god is angry at Odysseus when the Odyssey begins and tries to prevent him from getting home?
Poseidon
Which god is angry at Odysseus and tries to prevent him from returning home?
Posiedon is angry with Odysseus because he blinded his son, the cyclops Polyphemus.
Who is polythemus in the story the odyssey?
Polythemus was the cyclops that trapped Odysseus and his men in his cave. Odysseus then got him very drunk and told him his name was Nobody. When Polythemus passed out, Odysseus and his men blinded him. The neighboring Cyclopses didn't help him becasue Polythemus screamed "Nobody is killing me!". When they get off the land, Odysseus shouts his real name to Polythemus in a fit of arrogance. Polythemus prayed to his father, Poseidon to prevent Odysseus from returning home to Ithica. He is also the son of Thoosa, a nymph.
What role do the gods play in The Odyssey?
The gods, are pretty much, the fate holders. Gods are known to be arrogant, so it is always best to remain in their favor. Odysseus, in the first part of the Odyssey, upsets Poseidon, so the whole time Poseidon is trying to prevent Odysseus from going home. (He eventually makes it though.)
In Homer's The Odyssey the character Odysseus is the main character and he wants to return home after a long war the god Poseidon is upset with him and wants to prevent Odysseus from reaching home?
Poseidon is very upset with Odysseus so he captures him and his partner and they have to figure out how to defeat his monster. The goddess Athena tells them how to defeat it... She says you have to grab the doubled headed snake (monster) and keep holding onto it as it transforms into a lion and all sorts of creatures..... Odysseus and his partner defeat it!
Why does Calypso prevent Odysseus from reaching home?
She loves him and wants him to live with her.
What does Odysseus's failure to wake up and prevent his men from slaughtering the sun god's cattle signify?
What does Odysseus's failure to wake up and prevent his men from slaughtering the sun god's cattle signify? Eurylochus's skills as a leader the power of the gods Odysseus's exhaustion the disloyalty of the crew
How does Odysseus prevent his men from hearing the sirens?
He has his crew put wax in their ears.
What qualifications did a good transportation site have?
isolated to prevent criminals from returning home
