Bag Of Wind The Odyssey. Within ten days they are in sight of Ithaca but Odysseuss shipmates who think that Aeolus has secretly given Odysseus a fortune in gold and silver tear the bag. Odysseus and The Bag of Winds Almost Home Odysseus and his crew They can see the outline of Ithaca on the horizon Odysseus finally decides to sleep and allows the crew to take over After not even seeing their families during the 10 year Trojan War On the Aegean Sea Odysseus believes his men can sail them safely the rest of the way to Ithaca Odysseus.
The symbolism of wind here is that is represents either a problem or winds of change. Odysseus and Aeolos became fast friends and after hanging around for a month telling war stories Aeolos gave Odysseus an ox-skin bag which contained all of the strong winds. Obviously when the men opened the bag it caused Odysseus to have to start from the island of Aeolia once again.
It also represented winds of change because when they opened the bag Ithaca.
Obviously when the men opened the bag it caused Odysseus to have to start from the island of Aeolia once again. His crew thought the bag as full of treasures that were not being shared. He became known as one of the greatest Greek heroes after winning the Trojan War. Obviously when the men opened the bag it caused Odysseus to have to start from the island of Aeolia once again.
