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The Cattle of Helios lived on the island of Thrinacia, equated with modern day Sicily.
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What is Thrinacia in The Odyssey?
Thrinacia is the island where the golden cattle of Helios live.
What is Helios cattle?
sacred cattle of the Greek sun god ~Helios
Why are Helios cattle sacred?
The cattle of Helios do not breed. The cattle are immortal, handsome, wide-browed, and curved-horned. They are directly owned by the god Helios.
How do you know that Helios's cattle will be slain?
If Helios had notice that his cattle was gone then whoever killed his cattle would be killed by Helios. This was shown in the odessey when all of the odysseuss men dies because they ate the cattle.
The god whose cattle odysseus' crew consumed?
hyperion or Helios
What queer occurrence happens to Helios cattle?
They are the only cattle that can fly.
What was odysseus' reaction after killing Helios' cattle?
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.
What is on Helios's island?
The sun god's cattle.
Where does Helios' keep his cattle?
Helios keeps his cattle on an island called Thrinacia. It is believed that the location of this island is where the modern island of Sicily is now.
Why do Odysseus' men beg him to stop on Helios' island?
They see Helios' cattle and want to steal some.
What were Odysseus' men forbidden from in Helios'?
Odysseus' men were forbidden to slay and or eat the cattle of Helios' island.
How does the men treat Helios's cattle?
They disobey Odysseus and eat the cattle while Odysseus is taking a nap.
