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He gives Odysseus a bag of bad winds, and tells him not to open it. It wasn't successful because his men became curious and opened it. (Letting all the terrible winds and storms come.)

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What did King Aeolus gave Odysseus?

King Aeolus gave Odysseus a bag of winds.


Who gave the bag of wind to Odysseus?

King Aeolus


What was in the bag that king Aeolus gave to cyclops?

As far as I know I don't think Aeolus is a king, though I may be wrong. He is definitely however a God. He the god of the winds. What he gives Odysseus in the bag is all the 'wrong' winds that are blowing the opposite way to Ithaca. By giving Odysseus the bag of winds, Aeolus is making it easier for Odysseus to get home quicker.


What happens to the bag of wind that king Aeolus gave to Odysseus?

It gets loosed by the curious deceitfull shipmates of Odysseus while he slept.


What favor does king aeolus do for Odysseus?

he gives him lil B's new mixtape, "based world" volume 11 for discount price.


What does king Aeolus give to Odysseus to help him return home?

King Aeolus gifts Odysseus a bag containing the winds to help him on his journey home to Ithaca. This bag is meant to ensure favorable winds for Odysseus and his crew. However, his men, curious about the contents, open the bag, releasing the winds and causing them to be blown off course. This incident delays their return home significantly.


Is Aeolus a major god?

Aeolus wasn't necessarily a "god" per se. He was the king of winds. He gave Odysseus and crew a bag and told them not to open it. Curiosity struck, and when the crew were within sight of their homeland, they opened it (against Odysseus' orders) and blew the men back out to sea.


How does Odysseus show determination?

When Odysseus and his men saw Ithaca, Odysseus' men decided to open the sack of winds that Aeolus, the king of winds, gave them. This let out a storm that drove them back to Aeolia. Aeolus decided the gods hated Odysseus and his men and casted them out. Odysseus wanted for many years, hoping to return home. He did not give up. In Ithaca, Odysseus was determined to reclaim his "throne" or position in Ithaca and fought all the suitors who were living in his house.


What is aeolus the god of?

Aegeus was not a God: but a mortal King, the father of Theseus.


Who is the mortal to whom the gods gave control of the winds in The Odyssey?

Aeolus, the king of the winds, gave Odysseus a bag containing all of the unfavorable winds in the Odyssey.


Who was the Greek king of the winds?

Aeolus.


Who was the father of sisyphus?

King Aeolus of Thessaly.