Poseidon’s son, the cyclops Polyphemus, imprisoned Odysseus crew and ate six of his sailors. Odysseus and his men managed to escape by getting the giant drunk on wine and stabbing his eye with a stick while he was sleeping. As he was leaving the island, Odysseus arrogantly proceeded to mock and insult the cyclops. Enraged, Polyphemus begged his father Poseidon—the God of all seas, to kill Odysseus or make his life a living hell and stop him from ever returning home. Poseidon listened to his son’s curse and tried to make Odysseus’ journey back home much harder and much more challenging. Essentially, Poseidon wanted Odysseus to understand what it’s like to suffer; he wanted to punish him for his pride, his arrogance and his ego, and make him understand that his behavior is harmful and disrespectful to others. As he couldn’t kill Odysseus, Poseidon did everything in his power to delay his journey.
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