becausee theyy believedd in containedd treasuree that Odysseus was tryinqq to keep hidden from them
Aeolus gives Odysseus and his men a bag of wind to help them sail safely back to Ithaca. He instructs them not to open it, but due to distrust and curiosity, they open it prematurely, causing a storm that blows them off course.
they were in sight of ithica when Odysseus fell asleep and his men opened the wind bag thinking it was treasure that odysseus was holding out on them. Because of this the wind creates a giant storm and blows them back to another island where they meet circe.
It's not so much the actual gift that's unlucky as it is what Odysseus' men do to it. When Aiolus gives Odysseus the wind bag, he tell him to make sure that no one opens it all the way, or all the wind will escape. Odysseus' men, however think that there is gold and treasure in the bag, so they open it against Odysseus' commands, and they get sent back to where the came from.
hes the keeper of winds where Aeolus gives him a bag of wind. Odysseus men think hes hiding something from them so they open the bag and the winds rush out where it brings them back to Aeolus who refuses to help them again :)
Odysseus and his men were blown away after his men opened the bag of wind that Ino gave him. They thought that it was gold and wanted to check how much money was in the bag, but it was wind so it blew them back all the way to Aiola again.
Some of his men opened the bag of wind that the wind god gave them. which blew them the other way
Aeolus, the Greek god of the wind, helped Odysseus to return home to Ithaca by putting the north, south and easterly winds in a bag, leaving only a westward wind to blow Odysseus and his men home. He did all this purely to annoy his brother, Poseidon, Greek god of the sea, who was his cousin. Aeolus told Odysseus never to open the bag, for the winds will be released. Odysseus had no intention to open the bag, but while he was sleeping, one of his crew did, thinking it was some sort of treasure, while Ithaca was in sight. The winds blew Odysseus far off course and closer to other dangers.
Aeolus, the Greek god of the wind, helped Odysseus to return home to Ithaca by putting the north, south and easterly winds in a bag, leaving only a westward wind to blow Odysseus and his men home. He did all this purely to annoy his brother, Poseidon, Greek god of the sea, who was his cousin. Aeolus told Odysseus never to open the bag, for the winds will be released. Odysseus had no intention to open the bag, but while he was sleeping, one of his crew did, thinking it was some sort of treasure, while Ithaca was in sight. The winds blew Odysseus far off course and closer to other dangers.
The Wind King, Aeolus, helped Odysseus and his men by giving them a bag containing all the unfavorable winds, allowing them to sail home to Ithaca smoothly. However, he warned them not to open the bag. Unfortunately, Odysseus's crew, curious and thinking it contained treasure, opened it while he was sleeping, releasing the winds and blowing their ship far off course. This act ultimately thwarted their journey home.
Odysseus' men thought that inside in the bag contained some sort of treasure (gold, silver, riches, something from the gods) that Odysseus was trying to keep hidden away, so that he could have it all to himself.
They opened the bag of winds that some wind king gave them
The king of the winds (aeolous) gives Odysseus a bag of winds that has all of the winds except for one (the west wind?) that will bring him home and he does get home within sight of Ithaca but then his crewmates got suspicious of the bag opened it and were blown back away from Ithaca back toward the island of the winds