Odysseus stayed with Aeolus on his island for a month.
King Aeolus gave Odysseus a bag of winds.
Oddysseus met Aeolus on the island of Aeolia
Odysseus regales Aeolus with stories of the war at Troy for a month, before leaving. When he returns, Odysseus begs Aeolus for more help, but he is denied.
He does not wish to incur the god's wrath. He can tell that the gods have cursed Odysseus. Also, Odysseus has already wasted his first gift.
Odysseus stayed with Aeolus on his island for a month.
King Aeolus gave Odysseus a bag of winds.
Aeolus gives Odysseus a bull's hide sewn into a bag. It contains the destructive strom winds. As long as the bag remains closed Odysseus will have smooth sailing
Odysseus remained with Aeolus for a month out of hospitality. Further, Aeolus wished to know about the war of Troy, and asked Odysseus many questions on the subject.
Aeolus thought that the gods hated odysseus and banished them from his island
Oddysseus met Aeolus on the island of Aeolia
Aeolus
Odysseus regales Aeolus with stories of the war at Troy for a month, before leaving. When he returns, Odysseus begs Aeolus for more help, but he is denied.
He does not wish to incur the god's wrath. He can tell that the gods have cursed Odysseus. Also, Odysseus has already wasted his first gift.
Aeolus bottled up all winds but the west winds and put them in an ox-hide bag for Odysseus.
Aeolus gives Odysseus a bag full of wind. He instructs Odysseus not to open it right away. The wind will take him in the direction of Ithaca, but if he opens it early, it would have the opposite effect.
King Aeolus