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What prayer does the cyclops make to his father?
That Odysseus not be allowed to return home.
What happens when Odysseus tells Polyphemus who outwitted him?
Polyphemus throws a rock at Odysseus's ship and almost sinks it, but instead creates a wave sending Odysseus and his men away from the island
What happens to the Phaecians when Poseidon finds out how they helped Odysseus?
Just before the ship that helped Odysseus reaches shore, it is turned into a rock and sunk by Poseidon.
How is king alkinoos helping Odysseus to get home?
He gives him a ship and a crew and sends him back to Ithaca (his home land) on it. (Alkinoos also gives Odysseus many gifts from the Phaiakians.)
Why was Zeus mad at Odysseus?
Odysseus and his men landed their ship in Thrinacia, the home of Helios' sacred cattle. Odysseus and his men were warned not to touch the cattle but as Odysseus sleeps his men slaughter and eat them. Helos' tells Zeus that if justice is not done he will take the sun to Hades. Therefore Zeus destroys Odysseus' ship.
Who takes Odysseus home to Ithaca?
The Phaecians take Odysseus to Ithaca by their blessed ship from Scheria.
What happens to Odysseus' ship at the end of the story?
Zeus destroys their ship because the sun god asked Zeus to punish Odysseus man for eating his sacred cattle and Zeus destroys their ship with a thunder bolt and only Odysseus survived
How does Poseidon separate Odysseus ship from the fleet and prevent Odysseus from returning home?
Because he can walk on water..
What happens to the sailors who brought Odysseus back to Ithaca?
Poseidon in a rage, turns the Scherian's ship to stone, drowning all aboard, just in sight of their home.
What prayer does the cyclops make to his father?
That Odysseus not be allowed to return home.
What happens to Odysseus at the end of the story?
Zeus destroys their ship because the sun god asked Zeus to punish Odysseus man for eating his sacred cattle and Zeus destroys their ship with a thunder bolt and only Odysseus survived
How many ships did Odysseus return with?
Odysseus returned home with a single Phaecian ship, as all of ships had been destroyed.
How does Odysseus get home to Ithaca?
The Phaecians take him to Ithaca by their blessed ship from Scheria.
What happens when Odysseus tells Polyphemus who outwitted him?
Polyphemus throws a rock at Odysseus's ship and almost sinks it, but instead creates a wave sending Odysseus and his men away from the island
In which book does Zeus destroy Odysseus' ship?
In the epic poem "The Odyssey" by Homer, it is not Zeus who destroys Odysseus' ship, but rather the god of the sea, Poseidon. Poseidon's anger towards Odysseus causes him to send storms and obstacles to thwart Odysseus' journey home.
What happens to the Phaecians when Poseidon finds out how they helped Odysseus?
Just before the ship that helped Odysseus reaches shore, it is turned into a rock and sunk by Poseidon.
In The Odyssey what are the laestrygones?
The Laestrygones are a race of giant cannibals encountered by Odysseus on his journey home. They inhabit an island where they attack Odysseus's fleet, destroying all but one ship. Only Odysseus's ship manages to escape this encounter.
