He's neither, more like a threat
Posiden, god of the sea, makes odysseus take 20 years for him to get home becuse odysseus did not give thanks and praise. Helios, god of the sun. after eating helioses cattle, helios tells zeus to destroy odysseuses ship with lightning. if zeus does not do as requested, then Helios will tell the sun to stop shinning. so zues stuck odysseuses ship killing everybody on board but odysseus.
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Yes.
When first met Odysseus is staring out to see on Calypso's island dreaming of getting home to Ithaca.
Helios became angry at Odysseus' men because they ate his cattle. It was because of that slip-up that Helios had Zeus obliterate Odysseus' crew.
Odysseus' men were forbidden to slay and or eat the cattle of Helios' island.
hyperion or Helios
Odysseus was told by Tiresias not to kill Helios' cattle, or let his crew members kill them either.
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.
friend or foe...no
he told Odysseus that if him or his men touched the cattle they would be punished and killed by Helios, the owner of the cattle. Odysseus's men die before they reach their homes.
They see Helios' cattle and want to steal some.
foe
They were starving and they wanted filling foods, so they disobeyed Odysseus.
They eat Helios' cattle, and he finds out. He tells Zeus to kill them, Zeus does so by making a storm at sea. Everyone dies except Odysseus.
Because they eat Helios' cattle and that made Helio even more angry with Odysseus. Do to this, he destroyed their ship.