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The giants ate many of Odysseus' men and destroyed eleven of his twelve ships by launching rocks from high cliffs. Odysseus' ship was not destroyed as it was hidden in a cove near shore. Everyone on Odysseus' ship survived.
Zeus struck it with a lightning bolt; this made all of Odysseus' men to drown except himself of course. Hope this helped!
He promised, as a "gift," to eat Odysseus last- after he ate all of his men.
because when odysseus was sleeping his men opened up the back of wind and it pushed them back to Aeolia
He ate Odysseus's men.
The giants ate many of Odysseus' men and destroyed eleven of his twelve ships by launching rocks from high cliffs. Odysseus' ship was not destroyed as it was hidden in a cove near shore. Everyone on Odysseus' ship survived.
When Odysseus and his men reach the land of the Laestrygonians, huge boulders are raining down from the sky, thrown by the giants living there. This event marks a disastrous turn in their journey as many of Odysseus's ships and men are destroyed.
That Cyclops will eat Odysseus last of the men.
Zeus struck it with a lightning bolt; this made all of Odysseus' men to drown except himself of course. Hope this helped!
He promised, as a "gift," to eat Odysseus last- after he ate all of his men.
because when odysseus was sleeping his men opened up the back of wind and it pushed them back to Aeolia
Because they eat Helios' cattle and that made Helio even more angry with Odysseus. Do to this, he destroyed their ship.
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.
Most of the men traveling with Odysseus were men from Ithaca, either professional soldiers or conscripts for the war against Troy. After the end of the 10-year war, they were all veteran soldiers of war.
He ate Odysseus's men.
He bloccks the entrance to the cave with a large rock. Don't forget he snacked on the men and said he'd eat Odysseus last because he gave him the wine....
Circe's and Teiresias' last prophecy to Odysseus is that he alone will survive the journey. They also warn him against harming the sacred cattle of Helios, which ultimately causes the death of his men.