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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When first met Odysseus is staring out to see on Calypso's island dreaming of getting home to Ithaca.
Odysseus' men were forbidden to slay and or eat the cattle of Helios' island.
Helios gets mad at Odysseus because his men slaughtered his sacred cattle, despite his warning not to. This act incurs the wrath of Helios, who demands punishment for this sacrilegious act.
hyperion or Helios
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.
Odysseus was told not to harm Helios' cattle on the island of Thrinacia, as they were sacred to the god. Disobeying this warning would bring about severe consequences for Odysseus and his crew, as it did when they slaughtered the cattle out of hunger and faced the wrath of Helios.
Odysseus lands on Helios' island because his men disobey his orders and slaughter Helios' sacred cattle for food while he is away. This act angers Helios, resulting in a punishment that further delays Odysseus' journey home.
Odysseus claims to know of the conversation between Zeus and Helios because the sun god Helios told him about it during his journey. Helios informed Odysseus that his crew had disobeyed by killing his cattle, leading to their destruction.
While Odysseus is praying to the gods, his men commit the crime of slaughtering and eating Helios' sacred cattle, despite being warned not to by Odysseus. This act angers Helios and leads to dire consequences for Odysseus and his crew.
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As a result of the incident on Helios' island, Odysseus' crew kills and eats the sacred cattle of Helios. In retaliation, Helios asks Zeus to punish them, leading to a deadly storm that destroys Odysseus' ship and drowns his crew, leaving only Odysseus alive to continue his journey home.
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They see Helios' cattle and want to steal some.