Odysseus killed hundreds of men, both in war and at home.
The men gathered there are suitors and they want to marry Penelope, Odysseus' wife.
Which trait of an epic hero does Odysseus show when he ties his men to the rams?
That Odysseus not be allowed to return home.
Odysseus was fated to not return home until he had lost his men and his ship, and after many trials. Odysseus spent a year with the sorceress Circe, and seven years with the nymph Calypso. Odysseus offended the god Poseidon by blinding his son, the cyclops Polyphemus. Odysseus' men killed the golden cattle of Helios, further angering the gods. Odysseus' men stupidly opened the bag of winds when they were almost home, causing them to be pushed far out to sea.
Odysseus killed hundreds of men, both in war and at home.
The Laestrygonians spear most of Odysseus' men and take them home to eat.
The men gathered there are suitors and they want to marry Penelope, Odysseus' wife.
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.
The possibility of not going home.
Which trait of an epic hero does Odysseus show when he ties his men to the rams?
because they knew that since Odysseus was home they could not marry Penelope
That Odysseus not be allowed to return home.
Odysseus was fated to not return home until he had lost his men and his ship, and after many trials. Odysseus spent a year with the sorceress Circe, and seven years with the nymph Calypso. Odysseus offended the god Poseidon by blinding his son, the cyclops Polyphemus. Odysseus' men killed the golden cattle of Helios, further angering the gods. Odysseus' men stupidly opened the bag of winds when they were almost home, causing them to be pushed far out to sea.
Odysseus is loyal to his men and values them to an extent. Odysseus rushes to save his men from Circe and weeps when he discovers that one of his crew members, Elpenor, had died without notice. However, Odysseus does sacrifice six of his men to the Scylla and knows that he will be the only one to survive the journey home.
Spending time with the lotus-eaters caused Odysseus's men to lose their desire to return home and forget about their journey altogether. This led to a delay in their journey and a struggle for Odysseus to get them back on track.
Odysseus and his men landed their ship in Thrinacia, the home of Helios' sacred cattle. Odysseus and his men were warned not to touch the cattle but as Odysseus sleeps his men slaughter and eat them. Helos' tells Zeus that if justice is not done he will take the sun to Hades. Therefore Zeus destroys Odysseus' ship.