The Inevitable Fate Of Odysseus In Homer's Odyssey

The Odyssey, by Homer, presents the encounter with “six heads like nightmares of ferocity” (XII. 109. the sea monster Scylla. Odysseus and his crew are sent into an inevitable fate between two locations, Kharybdis and Scylla, in which they lose their lives and their respect towards their leader. Due to Odysseus’ decision being limited and not properly thought of, he was unaware of the pains and wounds that would follow arriving on the Island of Helios. The crew, still scarred from the previous events, show their ignorance towards their leader’s orders by their actions. Such actions were reported to the gods, resulting in punishment, displaying the gods’ lack of trust and respect in them. The murderous events taking place at the occurrence of

Their frustration rises further when Odysseus reminds them not to feast on the cattle, as it was warned by Lady Kirke: “‘Let this whole company swear me a great oath: Any herd of cattle or flock of sheep here found shall go unharmed.all shall be content with what the goddess Kirke put abroad’” (XII. 382-387. See the corresponding section. The crew mates break out and curse at him. They rebelled against his warning, angered because they had been traveling for many years unrewarded. They later decide to go against his order and feast on the creatures anyway. But before this, Odysseus announces to them, “‘I am alone, outmatched’” (XII). 380). The. He makes clear that he is aware of their frustration, but he is unable to do anything for them. At this moment, he loses confidence, control over his crew. He becomes less forward in his calls as he sees their efforts and is unable to reward them, lowering his self-possession as commander. In the end, the events that happened at the encounter with Scylla remain to hang over the crew mates and ultimately causes Odysseus to lose his role, blinded by grief and regret. The shipmates continued to starve until “hunger drove them to scour the wild