He's neither, more like a threat
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∙ 12y agoPosiden, 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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heart attack
Yes.
When first met Odysseus is staring out to see on Calypso's island dreaming of getting home to Ithaca.
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.
Odysseus' men were forbidden to slay and or eat the cattle of Helios' island.
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.
friend or foe...no
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.
foe
They see Helios' cattle and want to steal some.
A foe
foe xoxoxoxo
foe