The men were tired and rebeled against Odysseus until he gave in and they went to the nearest island.
Because they eat Helios' cattle and that made Helio even more angry with Odysseus. Do to this, he destroyed their ship.
he and his men land in the island for supper, but on the comdition that his men swear not to eat touch or eat the cattle because the sun god adores them. as Odysseus goes up into an island his men eat the immortal eurylochus persuades them. One of the daughters of Helios tells the sun god how they killed his kine. The men die when Zeus hits their ship with a thunderbolt. only Odysseus survives.
Helios is a titan who drives the chariot of the sun around the earth (for sunrise and sunset).In the Odyssey, Odysseusand his surviving crew land on Thrinacia, an island sacred to the sun god. There, the sacred red cattle of the sun were kept.Though Odysseus warns his men, when supplies run short they kill and eat some of the Oxen_of_the_Sun. The guardians of the island, Helios' daughter, tell their father about this. Helios appeals to Zeustelling them to dispose of Odysseus' men or he will take the sun and shine it in the Underworld. Zeus destroys the ship with his lightning bolt, killing all the men except for Odysseus.
It shows why Odysseus's men do not return home
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' men were forbidden to slay and or eat the cattle of Helios' island.
You ought to read the book. It's an excellent piece of literature.
odysseus gets shot with an ak-47 in the head by helios when odysseus lands their after he died they shoved a grenade in his mouth so when he blew up no remains would be able to be seen.
Eurylochus convinces Odysseus and his crew to stop on Helios' island by explaining that they are in dire need of rest and supplies. He argues that they should take advantage of the island's resources before continuing their journey, despite the potential consequences of angering Helios.
They see Helios' cattle and want to steal some.
He traveled to a lot of places, so i can't list them all, but here goes:-Troy-The Land of The Dead-Island of the Cyclops-Ithaca-Calypso's Island-Land of The Lotus Eaters-Island of the Sirens-Circe's Island-Helios's Island-Aeola Island
he doesnt trust his crew (correctly) to not eat the cattle of the sun (Helios) but after an oath from his crew he lands on the island after which he gets another oath from them that they will not eat the cattle then they are stranded for 30 days on the island in which they run out of food the crew then eats the cattle of the sun while Odysseus is praying to the gods to give them food
Because they eat Helios' cattle and that made Helio even more angry with Odysseus. Do to this, he destroyed their ship.
he and his men land in the island for supper, but on the comdition that his men swear not to eat touch or eat the cattle because the sun god adores them. as Odysseus goes up into an island his men eat the immortal eurylochus persuades them. One of the daughters of Helios tells the sun god how they killed his kine. The men die when Zeus hits their ship with a thunderbolt. only Odysseus survives.
Thrinacia, home to the cattle of Helios.
Helios is a titan who drives the chariot of the sun around the earth (for sunrise and sunset).In the Odyssey, Odysseusand his surviving crew land on Thrinacia, an island sacred to the sun god. There, the sacred red cattle of the sun were kept.Though Odysseus warns his men, when supplies run short they kill and eat some of the Oxen_of_the_Sun. The guardians of the island, Helios' daughter, tell their father about this. Helios appeals to Zeustelling them to dispose of Odysseus' men or he will take the sun and shine it in the Underworld. Zeus destroys the ship with his lightning bolt, killing all the men except for Odysseus.
it shows why odysseus men do not return home.