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because they ate the sun god's cattle

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Q: Why does Odysseus lose his entire crew?
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Odysseus loses his entire crew because they?

ate the sun god's cattle.


Why doesnt odysseus kill cyclops?

Odysseus does not kill the Cyclops because he needs his help to escape from the cave where they are trapped. By keeping the Cyclops alive, Odysseus is able to come up with a clever plan to blind him and then escape with his men. Killing the Cyclops outright would have made their escape more challenging.


How many men did Odysseus lose to Scylla?

Odysseus' crew lost six men when passing Scylla, one man for each head of Scylla.


What danger do scylla and charybdis pose to Odysseus and his crew?

Both of them threaten to kill both Odysseus and his crew. However, there is no way past except to sail past at least one of them. Charybdis is the bigger danger, as it threatens to destroy the entire ship.


Who opened the bag of winds?

Odysseus' crew did. They believed Odysseus was hiding treasure from the rest of the crew.


What does Odysseus do while the Phaeacian crew rows toward Ithaca?

Odysseus falls into a deep deathlike sleep upon boarding the Phaecian vessel. He is asleep the entire trip back to Ithaca.


Why does not Odysseus want his men to eat lotus?

If his crew eat the Lotus, they will lose all desire to return home. Odysseus needs the men to return home himself, and he is responsible for these men.


What happens to the last of Odysseus' crew?

The last of Odysseus' crew drown after Zeus splinters the boat with lightning.


How does Odysseus save his crew from sirens song?

he made his crew put wax earplugs in their ears. he himself wanted to hear the sirens beautiful music, so he asked his crew to tie him to the mast, the foundation of a sail. Odysseus's crew ties Odysseus very tightly to the mast, and disarmed him. When the were going past the sirens, Odysseus was screaming and yelling at his crew to let him go to the sirens. The crew obviously did not hear him because they had the wax ear plugs. That is how Odysseus saved his crew from the sirens.


What flower caused odysseus' men to lose their desire to return home after they ate it?

This plant is the Lotus. Only 3 of Odysseus' crew are affected.


How long did Odysseus and his men stay with kirk?

If you mean Circe, his crew stays with her for an entire year. During this year, Elpenor falls drunkenly from her roof and dies. After encountering him in Hades, Odysseus and his crew return to Circe's house but don't stay too long. In the movie, however, Circe says that Odysseus had been in her bed for five years.


What does Odysseus crew do while he is sleeping?

While Odysseus is lured into sleep by Cronus, the crew eat the cattle of Helios, even though Odysseus specifically said not too.