Poseidon

• Poseidon pursues Ody in response to Polyphemus, his son's, plea
• to try stop him from getting to Scherie, he sends a storm which wrecks his boat
• it is only thanks to Ino and Athene that Ody lands safely
• they pride themselves on taking travellers home on their swift ships, and naturally will take Ody back to Ithaca
• while Poseidon cannot stop them helping him, he can exercise his power over them, and as they return from Ithaca their ship is turned to stone
• this left them in fear, hoping that a sacrifice of 12 bulls will placate him