The bag of wind. Melissa Vargas

Odysseus' encountered with Aeolus and the situation leading up to the accident involving Aeolus's bag of wind, was that Aeolus handed the bag of wind to Odysseus of every other direction but West where their home Ithaca was located. His men, known as the Achaeans had curiousity of what was in the bag. Odysseus told his men not to open up the bag. He didn't give them any reason not to but they wanted to know what was in it. They were close to Ithaca which wasn't far where they were at that time. The Achaeans opended the bag and it blew them far away from Ithaca and pushed them to Aeaea, Circe Island. When they got there, Odysseus asks Circe for the way back to Ithaca. She says he must sail to Hades, the realm of the dead, to speak with the spirit. A couple men were turned into pigs by the witch Circe.

Odysseus and his men are the blame for this incident because they opened the bag when told not to. Odysseus has the blame also because he only told his men not to open the bag and he should of gave them a reason why not to. If Odysseus was more clear, then nothing would of happened. Since they did open the bag, they thought it was important to open it even though they were told not. I say that if they where all in the boat and they all were going home, his demands needed to be said clear and work as one team that their way home could of turned out well. His men need to listen because he is the leader.