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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
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