Odysseus and his men leave the island of the Cyclopes to go to the land of Aeolus, who rules the winds. Aeolus gives Odysseus a bag containing all the winds, and he even brings on a westerly wind to speed up their return home. Within 10 days, Odysseus and his men can see Ithaca. However, the men believe that the bag Aeolus has given Odysseus is full of a fortune in gold and silver and out of greed tear the bag open. The winds stir up a storm and send the men back to Aeolia. However, Aeolis refuses to give them any further assistance because he now fears that the gods have turned their backs on Odysseus and are against him.
Without the winds, the crew must row to the island of the Laestrygonians......
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