Why is Poseidon in THE ODYSSEY so mad at Odysseus?

Answer 1

Poseidan was rooting for the Trojans and, morever, Ulysses blined old One-Eye (Polyphemus), his son.

"One of the gods who does not like Ulysses and does not want Ulysses to make it home to Ithaca is Poseidon, god of the sea and earthquakes. One reason why Poseidon does not like Ulysses is because he fought with the Greeks in the Trojan War. Poseidon favored the Trojans and wanted them to win the war. After Troy was taken by the Greeks, Poseidon became furious. As Homer states, "But victory never comes cheap. Poseidon's anger had indeed been kindled. He roused the winds and tides against Ulysses and sent word to island ogres and monsters of the deep." (pg. xii) Homer even shows Poseidon's hate for Ulysses in his Invocation to the Muse it says, "Yet all the gods had pitied Lord Odysseus, all but Poseidon, raging cold and rough against the brave kind till he came ashore at last on his own land." (line 10) Poseidon doesn't like Ulysses in the beginning, but when Ulysses blinds Polyphemus, son of Poseidon, it angers Poseidon even more. Polyphemus prays to Poseidon that Ulysses will never see his home again. But if he does, then he shall lose all of his shipmates and have a long struggle on his way. "

Answer 2

Poseidon And Odysseus

Answer 3

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Answer 4

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After the Trojan War, Odysseus refused to sacrifice a sheep to the Gods, which angered them a lot.

Answer 5

Not Poseidon specifically, but the Gods are upset with Odysseus because after is victory at Troy, he didn't give a sacrifice of thanks to them. So they took action against him, and seeing as how he was sailing home, Poseidon (God of the Seas) was best suited to screw with him.

Answer 6

Well, the simple answer is read the book and you'll find out.

Apart from that...
Book IX relates the story. Odysseus and his men are on the island of the Cyclops. The cyclops Polyphemus eats some of Odysseus' men and they make a plan to escape. They get him drunk and gouge out his eye. Then, they tie themselves to the bellies of the sheep Polyphemus has and escape when Polyphemus lets them out. The cocky Odysseus couldn't resist telling Polyphemus his name and Poly prays to his father (Poseidon) to avenge him. That's why Poseidon is mad at Odysseus.