Junior call the Home Guard, a higher power, and sells Inman to them. These similar scenarios prove that Poseidon and the Home Guard resemble each other. Overall, Poseidon and the Home Guard are the highest antagonistic power in the book; Poseidon is a God with control of water, and the Home Guard capture and kill
Poseidon liked to claim coastal cities as his own since he was god of the sea. Once, Poseidon and Athena went head to head over ownership of a city which would later be named after the victor. The story goes that Athena and Poseidon held a contest to see which one would be able to control the beautiful coastal city. Poseidon raised his hand and made a stream. When the people drank from the stream it turned out to be saltwater, not freshwater.
Odysseus continued to mock Polyphemus as he loaded the Cyclops rams onto the ships. Polyphemus became angry and revealed that Poseidon, the god of the sea, is his father and will prevent them from ever getting back home. Because Odysseus wanted to add insult to injury, he
Having agreed to the plan, Poseidon went to the land of the Phaeacians and waited to commence his plan. After Poseidon accomplished his plan, Alcinous told his people that they would no longer provide “convoys for strangers” and that they would have to sacrifice “twelve bulls to Poseidon” hoping that he would forgive them and not put the ring of mountains. “They got busy at once, prepared the sacrifices, and prayed aloud to King Poseidon”
In book 9, when Odysseus blinds the monster, the cyclops prays to his father Poseidon, and says “ If I am truly thy son and thou art indeed my father, grant that Odysseus the conqueror of Troy-the son of Laertes-whose address is in Ithaca, may never reach his home!”(Homer, 111) It is shown that one of the reasons that Poseidon hates Odysseus is because he blinded his son.
The god’s relationship with Odysseus symbolizes loyalty and disloyalty. For instance, Poseidon’s relationship with Odysseus. Odysseus mocks the gods and states that “the gods could not stop the Trojan War'' (Iliad, near the end). This is disloyalty to the gods, specifically Poseidon, as the gods help
Poseidon kept this promise as we know and kept Odysseus from home as long as possible. While yes all of this is horrible and was a mistake. We have to remember that Odysseus is human. People make mistakes like this all the time and it just reminds us that we aren't perfect and that is just how it
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He also lets his ego get in the way of his safety and the safety of others. Poseidon might not have found out about Odysseus blinding his son if Odysseus had not called out that it was him as they escaped. When they went to Circe’s island he insisted that they explore and find the natives, but all of his men ended up cursed into pigs excluding
This problematic display of curiosity from the epic hero leads him to taunt and insult the imposing one eyed giant saying “‘So, Cyclops, no weak coward it was whose crew you bent to devour there in your vaulted cave…you shameless cannibal…”(9, 531-34) “That made the rage of the monster boil over” (9,537) With Odysseus’s arrogance, would be his fall. This significant detail foreshadows the karma later delivered. Odysseus blinds the cyclops, and in a fit of pride and adrenaline, reveals who he is saying, “‘Cyclops– if any man on the face of the earth should ask you who blinded you, shamed you so–say Odysseus…”(9,558-60) With this outburst of information, the giant called out to poseidon fortelling he will “never reaches home. Or if he’s fated to see his people once again and reach his well-built house…let him come home late and a broken man-all shipmates lost”(9,589-94) Odysseus has now been cursed foreshadowing his future.
Because of the amount of disrespect towards the gods, Poseidon got revenge by making his journey very tiring and difficult, by sending storms, winds, monsters, etc. Poseidon’s anger is one of the main reasons why Odysseus’ journey took such a lengthy time. The impact of Odysseus’ actions led him to pleading for help from the gods: “I have escaped the salt sea and Poseidon. Even the deathless gods respect a man who is as lost as I am right now” (5.446-449). After Poseidon had sent the monsters and deadly winds, Odysseus had come to realize how much respect means to the gods.
Instead of being perfect omnipotent, omniscient, and omnipresent gods, they have limited power and influence, and are often driven by humanistic emotions and desires. While the gods do show concern over some mortals, they don’t make decisions solely concerning the wellbeing or interests of the humans, but instead, like the humans themselves, usually act with their own interests at heart. Athena and Poseidon both acts in accordance to their desires and emotions, and have a biased view on particular humans. Unlike the perfect deities we have in mind when we think of the divine, Greek gods are just immortal beings who are just as fallible and imperfect as the humans they preside
If some god strikes me on the wine-dark sea, I will endure it. By now I am used to suffering--I have gone through so much at sea and in the war” (5.219-224). Poseidon has been interfering with Odysseus and his men’s journey throughout the story just because he harmed his Cyclops son, Polyphemus. These obstacles that Poseidon has been placing in their way have made him want to go back home even more. “And she says that I alone should hear their singing.
Dave Zabriskie once declared, “He’s aggressive. He’s a fit of rage. He’s full of fury, and he should be one of the favorites”(“Quotes”). Poseidon struck fear into many people, and he was considered the greediest and moodiest, most bad-tempered of the Olympian gods. His family, symbols, myths, and his worship are reflections of people’s reactions to his rage.
However, Zeus saw the two sides of the gods’ feelings towards Odysseus. “‘Great Odysseus/ who excels all men in wisdom... it’s the Earth-Shaker, Poseidon, unappeased,/ forever fuming against him..’” (1.78-83). Zeus created an equilibrium so that Poseidon could take out his anger on Odysseus through punishment, and Athena receives the duty of making sure Odysseus gets home to Ithaca.
