He feels that the gods clearly hate him as he has had so much bad luck in trying to reach his home of Ithaca, after the Trojan War.
If i remember correctly, Odysseus gets banished because he released the bag of the north/south/whatever wind before he reached Ithaca.
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.
If i remember correctly, Odysseus gets banished because he released the bag of the north/south/whatever wind before he reached Ithaca.
King Aeolus gave Odysseus a bag of winds.
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 refuses to help Odysseus a second time because he believes that the gods must be against Odysseus, given his bad luck at sea. Aeolus fears that if he were to help Odysseus again, he would incur the gods' wrath and bring disaster upon himself.
Aeolus bottled up all winds but the west winds and put them in an ox-hide bag for Odysseus.
Odysseus stayed with Aeolus on his island for a month.
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.