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kyliemackenna
kyliemackenna
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High School - 9th Grade

In The Odyssey section, "The Cattle of the Sun God," what does Helios demand of Zeus, or else?

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Posted by kyliemackenna on Monday October 26, 2009 at 4:29 PM and tagged with the odyssey, zeus helios.

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  1. scarletpimpernel Teacher
    High School - 12th Grade

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    Helios's daughters guard his cattle and report to him immediately when Odysseus's men slaughter The Sun God's precious herd.  Helios orders Zeus to destroy the perpetrators and threatens to turn away his light from Zeus and earth and shed it instead on Hades if Zeus does not punish the men.  Zeus takes Helios's threat seriously, and Odysseus's men are soon destroyed by Scylla and Charybdis.

    This section from the epic poem demonstrates once again the foolishness of Odysseus's men and the truth that if Odysseus's leadership is not present, then others choose to act rashly.

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    http://www.enotes.com/odyssey/book-12-summary-analysis

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    Posted by scarletpimpernel on Monday October 26, 2009 at 4:53 PM