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Why is Odysseus having so much trouble getting home after the war?
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Because Poseidon cursed him and refuses to let him home. Odysseus had blinded Poseidon's son, Polyphemus the Cyclops, and bragged about it, inciting anger in the god.
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What does Polyphemus do when he finds out Odysseus' name?
Polyphemus laments, recalling when the seer Telemus told him that he would one day be blinded by Odysseus. The cyclops then calls out to his father Poseidon, and asks him to curse Odysseus. He asks him to kill Odysseus before he returns home or if Odysseus is fated to return home, then to ensure that he arrives alone on someone else's ship, having lost all of his crew, and with trouble in his home.
What prayer does the cyclops make to his father?
That Odysseus not be allowed to return home.
Why do Odysseus and his men travel to the land of the dead?
to talk to tiresias the blind prophet he tells Odysseus the the prophecy that he sees destruction for ship and crew, only Odysseus will survive, he will come home on a strange sail, and there will be trouble. the trouble is that men will be eating his livestock while trying to get together with his wife
What revenge did Poseidon use to stop Odysseus from getting home?
he made storms
Which god is angry at Odysseus when the Odyssey begins and tries to prevent him from getting home?
Poseidon
What does Polyphemus do when he finds out Odysseus' name?
Polyphemus laments, recalling when the seer Telemus told him that he would one day be blinded by Odysseus. The cyclops then calls out to his father Poseidon, and asks him to curse Odysseus. He asks him to kill Odysseus before he returns home or if Odysseus is fated to return home, then to ensure that he arrives alone on someone else's ship, having lost all of his crew, and with trouble in his home.
How did Calypso keep Odysseus on her island?
Odysseus was shipwrecked, and had no way of getting home. She did not help Odysseus get home until she was told to by the Gods.
In the Odyssey what does the prophet Tiresias tell Odysseus in the underworld?
The blind prophet tells Odysseus that he will reach his home in Ithaca, but that his journey home will be filled with trouble (and it is).
What prayer does the cyclops make to his father?
That Odysseus not be allowed to return home.
In the underworld the prophet Teiresias tells Odysseus?
A.his journey home will be filled with trouble.
Who keeps Odysseus from getting home in the Odyssey?
Calypso; sea goddess who loved Odysseus and detained him in the ocean.
What keeps Odysseus from returning home quickly?
What kept Odysseus from getting home was the God's because Odysseus did not respect their power. That made the Gods angry. ~an eleven year old mythology wiz
Why do Odysseus and his men travel to the land of the dead?
to talk to tiresias the blind prophet he tells Odysseus the the prophecy that he sees destruction for ship and crew, only Odysseus will survive, he will come home on a strange sail, and there will be trouble. the trouble is that men will be eating his livestock while trying to get together with his wife
What revenge did Poseidon use to stop Odysseus from getting home?
he made storms
What is Odysseus doing when you first meet him in the story?
When first met Odysseus is staring out to see on Calypso's island dreaming of getting home to Ithaca.
What does The Odyssey talk about?
All the conflicts Odysseus had on his way of getting home to his wife and child.
Which god is angry at Odysseus when the Odyssey begins and tries to prevent him from getting home?
Poseidon
