They felt mostly three things:
admiration
and
untrustworthy of him
they admired him very much, but they never listened to him, hence their death
the men that ate the lotus
6
Odysseus' crew lost six men when passing Scylla, one man for each head of Scylla.
He has his crew put wax in their ears.
At first, Polyphemus sees Odysseus and his men as harmless delicacies. However, after he is blinded, he is enraged at Odysseus and his men, enough to curse them in the name of his father.
Odysseus' crew men ask Odysseus to leave Circe's island after a year on her island.
the men that ate the lotus
6
six
Odysseus' crew lost six men when passing Scylla, one man for each head of Scylla.
He has his crew put wax in their ears.
The Cyclops Polyphemus starts a conversation with Odysseus and his men, asking who they are, where they are from, and what they are doing in his cave.
both Odysseus and his men were lashed to the ship to control them.
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.
At first, Polyphemus sees Odysseus and his men as harmless delicacies. However, after he is blinded, he is enraged at Odysseus and his men, enough to curse them in the name of his father.
They ate Men, they were cannibals. Most of Odysseus' crew was eaten.
To retrieve Elpenor's body; Odysseus and his crew returned to bury Elpenor's body properly.