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Why can't Odysseus injure Polyphemus?
Because Polyphemus is Poseidon's son, and Poseidon wants Odysseus to never make it home.
Why Poseidon wants Odysseus to suffer?
Because Odysseus blinded Poseidon's son Polyphemus, so then Polyphemus made a prayer to his father (Poseidon) so then Poseidon cursed Odysseus with a hard journey home with many [arils.
Why is poseiden so biased against Odysseus?
Odysseus implies that he doesn't need the gods. Poseidon wants to prove to him that he does.
Which god is against Odysseus and his men?
Poseidon. and he's not against him, he's just mad at him because he never thanks the gods, so he wants Odysseus to suffer.
Why does Aeolus give Odysseus the gift?
He gives the the gift to Odysseus because he is the cousin of Poseidon and he is mad at him for some reason and he wants to show of that he is better than him!
In Homer's The Odyssey the character Odysseus is the main character and he wants to return home after a long war the god Poseidon is upset with him and wants to prevent Odysseus from reaching home?
Poseidon is very upset with Odysseus so he captures him and his partner and they have to figure out how to defeat his monster. The goddess Athena tells them how to defeat it... She says you have to grab the doubled headed snake (monster) and keep holding onto it as it transforms into a lion and all sorts of creatures..... Odysseus and his partner defeat it!
What has had the biggest influence on the route Odysseus takes home?
Shortly after leaving Troy on his way home Odysseus has a run in with the Cyclops Poylphemus - who wants to eat most of Odysseus' crew. Odysseus isn't happy about this, he plays a trick on Polyphemus which ends up with Polyphemus blind and Odysseus escaping with most of his crew uneaten. The trouble is: Polyphemus is the son of Poseidon, and Poseidon is the god of the ocean. If you are plannning a major sea voyage, it is a good idea not to annoy the god of the ocean before you start. The god of the ocean can make big trouble for people on ships. Poseidon is the biggest influence on the route Odysseus takes home - Poseidon doesn't want Odysseus to arrive, and does everything in his power to make things difficult for him. If you are a god of the ocean, and the chap you don't like is on a ship - there is a lot you can do to annoy him.
What are Hades' likes and wants?
He wants to overthrow Poseidon and Zeus.
What is Calypso's confict?
She loves Odysseus and wants to keep him on her island, but Zeus wants her to let Odysseus go.
What does Poseidon want?
he wants power
Why does calypso not understand why Odysseus wants to leave?
Calypso believes she has given everything a man could ever want - a home, love, food, everything. But, she cannot fulfill the nostalgia Odysseus feels, and that is why she cannot understand. She will even make him a god, and every man will ditch his home and family for that.
Why did Poseidon speak on Ares' behalf in Book 8 of Odyssey?
Poseidon is the one who's so relentless in his persecution of Odysseus for Odysseus' blinding of Polyphemus _ not that bad an act since Odysseus was acting in self-defense and only wounded Polyphemus. Now Hephaistos has been wronged, but when it's not Poseidon own son's honor (and thus his own honor) in question, he becomes the voice of reason, all for brokering a deal. Ironic. The other noteworthy relationship between Poseidon and Ares that I can think of (especially relevant for an Athenian audience) is that there's a story Ares once killed a son of Poseidon's who had raped/tried to rape an Athenian girl. The gods formed a court and Ares was acquitted of murder at the spot known as Areopagus (where Athens' murder court was established). But surely it's ironic Poseidon stands up for someone known to have killed one of his sons. Hephaistos is an analogue of Odysseus, not to mention Penelope, with his cunning woven contrivance. But rather than killing the 'suitor' who is taking his wife, he's content to humiliate him. That's inevitable because: what else are you going to do with an *immortal* adulterer, kill him? But you could reverse this and see Hephistos here as acting like Poseidon. Poseidon wants to kill Odysseus, but is forbidden to do so by his big brother Zeus, the ultimate arbiter. So instead he makes Odysseus suffer.
