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Q: Why do Odysseus' men continue to disobey him?
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How does Odysseus men disobey him?

Odysseus told his men to leave the Sun God's cattle alone, but they disobeyed him. This is because they were starving.


How does the men treat Helios's cattle?

They disobey Odysseus and eat the cattle while Odysseus is taking a nap.


Why do Odysseus' men disobey his orders on Thrinacia?

Odysseus' men are starving on Thrinacia, and they cannot leave the island (due to the winds), so they slaughter some of the golden calf against Odysseus' orders.


While on Ismarus in what ways do Odysseus' men disobey orders?

His men were busy looting, and they did not listen to his prudent order to return to the ships and leave.


How do Odysseus' men disobey him?

They open the bag of winds, blowing them away from home.


While on the island of ismarus in what ways doe Odysseus' men disobey orders?

his men were like looting and were not listening to him saying dudes lets go to ships and go.


How do odesseus and his men differ in what they wish to do?

Odysseus wished to avoid the island of Helios altogether. Unfortunately his men were tired and hungry and didn't want to keep going on. So Odysseus finally consented to let them land on the island as long as they made and oath not touch the cattle that was on the island. They stayed on the island for many months and one day while Odysseus was off praying the men decided to disobey and slaughter some of the steer. Because of this they are killed and Odysseus barely escapes with his life.


Which monster would kill more of Odysseus' men if given the chance?

Charybdis would kill all of Odysseus' men because she would suck them up in her whirlpool but, she was never given that opportunity. As for the other monsters, the Cyclops planed on eating all of the men and saving Odysseus for last. The Sirens would have allured all of Odysseus' men to them and devoured them and Scylla would continue to grab for six more men until there were none left.


How do Odysseus's men disobey him?

In the epic tale of the Odyssey there is a part in which Odysseus crew are ordered to stay and pray to the Gods for their help, instead, they are scared of starving and decide to kill some nearby animals to eat them, which were property of the God of Sun, thus, provoking the anger of the Gods.


What did the cyclops do to Odysseus' men?

He ate Odysseus's men.


What happened to Odysseus' men when they went to Circe's palace?

When Odysseus' advance party discover Circe's palace in the middle of the forest, Circe [Falcon] invites them in and gives them a meal. The men all behave disrespectfully so Circe makes the food with a magical poison, and all of the sailors are transformed into pigs, except Eurylochus - who expected a trap and has eaten nothing. Eurylochus escapes and warns Odysseus. Odysseus sets out to rescue his men, but is intercepted by Hermes. Hermes tells Odysseus that he can resist Circe's poison by using the herb Moly. Odysseus convinces Circe to release his men and then There is then quite a lot more story - but at the end Odysseus leaves with his men, and they can continue with their journey. Odysseus sent some men out and those men were turned into animals. When Odysseus tried to set them free she said she would not do it unless he lay with her.


What does scylla do to Odysseus men?

She captures six of Odysseus' men and eats them alive