Choices to leave good advice caused disaster to unfold throughout the Odyssey. Odysseus was a legendary hero in Greek mythology, king of the island of Ithaca and the main protagonist of Homer's epic, the Odyssey. He was the son of Laertes and Anticlea, and is well known as an eloquent speaker, ingenious and cunning. Odysseus had to leave his home to fight the war in Troy. They had been fighting the war for years and then Odysseus came up with a plan. After the Greeks had won they left Troy and headed for home. During his journey home, Odysseus faced many struggles and hardships. If Odysseus were to take some advice offered to him, he may not have faced all of these adversities. One small piece of advice can make a huge difference in how events unfold.
During the Cattle of the Sun Gods, Odysseus’ men were tempted by Eurylochus into killing one of Helios’ cows and eating it. Teiresias and Circe warned them not to
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Odysseus begins to yell taunts at the giant. The cyclops then throws huge rocks at them, almost killing them. Odysseus' men implore him not to provoke the Cyclops to anger, but Odysseus only shouts louder, revealing to Polyphemus his real name. He said that he if anyone asks him who maimed him, they should know that it is him. When hearing this, Polyphemus prays to his father Poseidon, the king of the sea, to give Odysseus troubles during his voyage. He wants it to take a long time to get back home and him to only arrive there after a number of shipwrecks. He also wants Odysseus to be welcomed home to find out that his house had been invaded by men trying to replace him as king of Ithaca. If Odysseus had listened to his men telling him not to provoke the Cyclops, then Odysseus would not have been through these