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The Gods aren't for or against Odysseus. The majority of them couldn't care less whether he lived or died. It was Poseidon that hated him and tried everything he could to delay his journey home and kill him, and it was Athena who was helping him.

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Q: Why would the gods be on odysseus' side now when they have been against him during the whole journey?
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