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Odysseus blinded Poseidon's son Polyphemus.

Odysseus did not consider Poseidon his enemy, as it would be foolhardy for a mortal to be an enemy to any god. However, Poseidon was a wrathful god who was punishing Odysseus for blinding his son, the cyclops Polyphemus, by piercing his only eye. As a result, Poseidon hampered Odysseus' efforts to get home, giving him trials.

Eventually Odysseus builds a shrine to Poseidon to appease the god, although the actual event is takes place after the events in The Odyssey.

Poseidon is not a traditional enemy, in the normal sense of 'enemy'.

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