(The Odyssey, pg. 159-160).
Every man in Odysseus’ crew is afraid that Odysseus will bait Polyphemus and cause even more anger to be bestowed on them all, yet Odysseus goes against all of them and does just that. Odysseus’ ego causes him to want his name put on his “great” actions, but he fails to understand the consequences that may lie ahead. Odysseus also lacks the leadership skills required during the journey the crew and he are making. When Odysseus receives a bag of winds from Aiolos, the wind king, he is told that the bag contains all of the winds he does not need on his journey. Therefore, the only wind outside of the bag is the one he needs to get to Ithaka by. Aiolos tells Odysseus to make sure that the bag shall only be opened when he gets home to Ithaka, and that he must follow the law. Odysseus fails to relay the message to his crew, which results in the journey having to begin all over again. While the ship is miles away from Ithaka, the crew questions what is inside the bag from Aiolos. Odysseus is sleeping inside the ship, while the crew unties the bag.
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