What is the name of the island where the sun-god's cattle reside?
Thrinakia
What is the name of the sun-god?
Helios
Why did Odysseus want to bypass it?
Knew his men would be tempted to eat the cattle
Why did the men think about eating the cattle? What happens if they eat it?
They were hungry. They'd be punished. (Drowned)
Which man convinces the other men to eat the cattle? What does he tell the
men to make them eat it?
Eurylochus. It was better die by drowning than starved.
Where is Odysseus and what is he doing while his men eat the cattle?
Sleeping in a sheltered spot
What does Helios say he will do if Zeus doesn't punish Odysseus? How does Zeus react?
He'll go down to light the dead men in the world. Zeus punishes them.
What happens when they set sail again? Do you think that this is the right punishment for the sins of the men?
A thunderbolt hits the ship & all the men drown. Only Odysseus survives.
