Role Of Hunger In Odysseus

Yes, Eurylochus’ hunger and desire for something forbidden fatally affects the rest of Odysseus’ crew as well as himself.
When Odysseus and his crew find themselves on an island housing Helios’ beloved cattle, Odysseus remembers a warning that no harm should come upon the beasts, he passes it along to the rest of his crew. This warning becomes harder and harder to heed when a storm traps them on the island for over a month with a limited food supply. When one of Odysseus’ crew, Eurylochus, cannot take the starvation and famine anymore, he rallies the other crew members to disobey Odysseus while he visits elsewhere. He reasons that a select few cattle can be spared if they make a shrine to Helios when they return home. Little did he know that,