After Odysseus kills the Helios' cattle, he is not sure what to do. He realizes it was a mistake and shortly afterward they kill his crew.
he cried.
Odysseus is upset and regrets the action of his men killing the sacred cattle of the sun god Helios. He knows that this act will bring trouble and punishment, which ultimately leads to the destruction of his crew.
Odysseus' men were forbidden to slay and or eat the cattle of Helios' island.
Zeus did not throw a thunderbolt at Odysseus. In the Odyssey, Zeus actually sends a storm to disrupt Odysseus' journey home as punishment for his men eating the cattle of the sun god Helios. Odysseus himself avoids direct retribution from Zeus.
Zeus strikes all the ships killing everyone except Odysseus. They are punished because the crew did not listen to odysseus's warning to not eat Helios's cattle
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They disobey Odysseus and eat the cattle while Odysseus is taking a nap.
Odysseus was told not to harm Helios' cattle on the island of Thrinacia, as they were sacred to the god. Disobeying this warning would bring about severe consequences for Odysseus and his crew, as it did when they slaughtered the cattle out of hunger and faced the wrath of Helios.
Odysseus is sleeping when the cattle are slaughtered.
Helios became angry at Odysseus' men because they ate his cattle. It was because of that slip-up that Helios had Zeus obliterate Odysseus' crew.
Odysseus claims to have been told about the conversation between Zeus and Helios because Calypso, goddess of the sea, told him. She in turn was told by the messenger Hermes.
Odysseus's men commit the crime of killing Helios's cattle on the island of Thrínacia while Odysseus is praying. This act angers the sun god Helios and leads to dire consequences for the men and their journey back home.