After Odysseus kills the Helios' cattle, he is not sure what to do. He realizes it was a mistake and shortly afterward they kill his crew.
as Odysseus sailed away he said to Polyphemus '' it is I Odysseus who blinded you.''
they make many mistakes which do you want
Lotus flowers that make the forget everthing.
Odysseus tells Polyphemus his real name as he is escaping, enabling the Cyclops to curse him to face obstacles on his journey home. This mistake ultimately prolongs Odysseus's journey and leads to additional challenges.
First, he makes the mistake of wanting to meet Polyphemos even as his men warn him against it. This second mistake is what etc
Odysseus' crew did. They believed Odysseus was hiding treasure from the rest of the crew.
The last of Odysseus' crew drown after Zeus splinters the boat with lightning.
he made his crew put wax earplugs in their ears. he himself wanted to hear the sirens beautiful music, so he asked his crew to tie him to the mast, the foundation of a sail. Odysseus's crew ties Odysseus very tightly to the mast, and disarmed him. When the were going past the sirens, Odysseus was screaming and yelling at his crew to let him go to the sirens. The crew obviously did not hear him because they had the wax ear plugs. That is how Odysseus saved his crew from the sirens.
At Ismarus, Odysseus' men make the mistake of indulging in greed and disobedience. After successfully raiding the Cicones, instead of leaving quickly with their spoils, they linger to celebrate and drink, ignoring Odysseus' orders to depart. This delay allows the Cicones to regroup and launch a counterattack, resulting in heavy losses for Odysseus and his crew. Their failure to follow his leadership and heed the dangers ultimately leads to their downfall in that encounter.
Circe was an enchantress, and had Odysseus' crew eat a poisoned feast which would make them susceptible to the magic.
One mistake Odysseus makes with the cyclops Polyphemus is telling him his real name, which allows the cyclops to later pray to his father, Poseidon, for revenge. This leads to a series of challenges and hardships for Odysseus on his journey home from Troy.