s Hippotades, the wind king, gives Odysseus a bag of winds to help him on his way. He tell Odysseus not to open it so that all of the winds don't get out at the same time. Odysseus does not tell his crew what is in the bag so they think that Odysseus is hiding things from them and not sharing with them. While Odysseus takes one of his rare naps, they open the bag and let all of the winds out. Odysseus totally loses Aiolos trust and respect:Take yourself out of this island, creeping thing--no law, no wisdom, lays it on me nowto help a man the blessed gods detest--out! your voyage here was cursed by heaven! (Book X, 82 -85).Although Odysseus is not the one that loses the wind, the fact is that he indirectly was a part of it: He drove me from the place, groan as I would,and comfortless we went again to sea,days of it, till the men flagged at the oars--no breeze no help in sight, by our own folly--(Book X, 86 - 89).Not only did this destroy the trust between Aiolos and Odysseus, but it caused Odysseus and his crew to be stuck at sea longer than they would have had to be. Not all of the damage done is physical, it can be in many different forms. Within Odysseus travels, everywhere he stops damage is done, whether it be physical, emotional, directly, or indirectly. Odysseus character portrays the protagonist and the hero, but his paradoxical name contradicts his heroic reputation....
