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What is an explanation of Polyphemus' curse?
Odysseus and his men trick, then blind the Cyclops Polyphemus. So, he prays to his father, Poseidon, god of the sea and earthquakes, and asks him to put a curse on Odysseus and his men. Poseidon does and the curse torments them for the rest of their voyage.
How does Odysseus men disobey him?
Odysseus told his men to leave the Sun God's cattle alone, but they disobeyed him. This is because they were starving.
What happens when Odysseus reaches the island of the sun God Helios?
he and his men land in the island for supper, but on the comdition that his men swear not to eat touch or eat the cattle because the sun god adores them. as Odysseus goes up into an island his men eat the immortal eurylochus persuades them. One of the daughters of Helios tells the sun god how they killed his kine. The men die when Zeus hits their ship with a thunderbolt. only Odysseus survives.
In what episode does Odysseus lose all his men?
Cattle of the Sun God
What did Odysseus's men do that resulted in their deaths?
They ate the sun god's cattle
What did Odysseus's men do that resulted their death?
They ate the sun god's cattle
What episodes does Odysseus lose all his men?
Cattle of the Sun God
What did Odysseus men do that resulted in their death?
They ate the sun god's cattle
What does Odysseus's failure to wake up and prevent his men from slaughtering the sun god's cattle signify?
What does Odysseus's failure to wake up and prevent his men from slaughtering the sun god's cattle signify? Eurylochus's skills as a leader the power of the gods Odysseus's exhaustion the disloyalty of the crew
Which of the olympian deities is odysseus' nemesis?
The god Poseidon, god of the sea was Odysseus's particular enemy. This was because Odysseus and his men had blinded the Cyclops Polyphemus so that they could escape from his cave and Polyphemus was a son of Poseidon.
What is Odysseus doing when the men slaughter the cattle?
Odysseus is sleeping when the cattle are slaughtered.
What crime does Odysseus men commit while Odysseus is praying?
While Odysseus is praying, his men commit the crime of consuming the cattle of the sun god, Helios, a direct violation of Odysseus's warning not to do so. This act leads to their downfall and punishment by the gods.
