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Poseidon does not kill Odysseus, but he keeps diverting him away from home, and therfore keeps him away from his happiness. | Poseidon does not kill Odysseus, but he keeps diverting him away from home, and therfore keeps him away from his happiness. | ||
In fact it takes 10 years for Odysseus to overcome the obstacles that Poseidon puts in his way and make his way home. | In fact it takes 10 years for Odysseus to overcome the obstacles that Poseidon puts in his way and make his way home. Poseidon is stubborn in holding a grudge, but not entirely unreasonable. When he decides to bury the island of Scheria under a mountain in retaliation for the assistance the Phaeacians gave to Odysseus and his men in getting home, he gives way to [[Zeus]]’s persuasion and satisfies himself with turning their ship into stone as it sails back into the Phaeacian harbor. | ||
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March, Jenny. ''Dictonary of Classical Mythology.'' London: Cassell, 1998 | March, Jenny. ''Dictonary of Classical Mythology.'' London: Cassell, 1998 | ||
Ceram, C.W. ''Gods, Graves and Scholars.'' New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1967 | |||