When passing by Scylla, Odysseus dons his suit of armor and readies his spear to fight the beast, despite being warned against this by Circe. However, this action is completely futile.
Odysseus' men are starving on Thrinacia, and they cannot leave the island (due to the winds), so they slaughter some of the golden calf against Odysseus' orders.
Odysseus told his men to leave the Sun God's cattle alone, but they disobeyed him. This is because they were starving.
They open the bag of winds, blowing them away from home.
After sacking Ismarus, Odysseus tells the men to return to the ship with their booty, but they do not comply. On the island of the Lotus Eaters, Odysseus commands 3 men to go back to the ship, but they will not comply and have to be dragged back. After visiting Aeolus, keeper of the winds, his men, thinking there is treasure in the sack Aeolus gave to Odysseus, open it, unloosing the winds. After rowing hard passing Scylla and Charybdis, Odysseus orders his men to row on, but they refuse, forcing the ship to port at Thrinacia. When they had arrived on the island of Thrinacia, home of Lord Helios' immortal cattle, Odysseus made them promise to not do anything to the herd. At first they were able to keep that promise, but soon, because there was no wind, they were stranded on the island with no food and only the cattle to stare at. So of course, they betrayed Odysseus and attacked the cattle instead of listening to him. It ended up with the God Zeus punishing them with only Odysseus surviving.
In the epic tale of the Odyssey there is a part in which Odysseus crew are ordered to stay and pray to the Gods for their help, instead, they are scared of starving and decide to kill some nearby animals to eat them, which were property of the God of Sun, thus, provoking the anger of the Gods.
Odysseus' men are starving on Thrinacia, and they cannot leave the island (due to the winds), so they slaughter some of the golden calf against Odysseus' orders.
His men were busy looting, and they did not listen to his prudent order to return to the ships and leave.
his men were like looting and were not listening to him saying dudes lets go to ships and go.
Only illegal orders.
Should read....'You asked the servant how he dared to disobey your orders and whether he did not deserve to be punished?'
The sailors disobeyed Odysseus' orders regarding Helios' cattle because they were hungry and tempted by the prospect of a meal. They rationalized their actions by convincing themselves that they could get away with the theft without consequences. However, their disobedience ultimately led to disastrous consequences for the crew.
They disobey Odysseus and eat the cattle while Odysseus is taking a nap.
Odysseus lands on Helios' island because his men disobey his orders and slaughter Helios' sacred cattle for food while he is away. This act angers Helios, resulting in a punishment that further delays Odysseus' journey home.
they will disobey orders
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Odysseus told his men to leave the Sun God's cattle alone, but they disobeyed him. This is because they were starving.
The crew disobeys Odysseus's orders because they lack faith in his leadership and decision-making abilities. They are swayed by their own fears, desires, or perceptions of what is best for them, leading them to act against his instructions. Additionally, some crew members may simply act out of self-interest or ignorance of the consequences of their actions.