Odysseus and his crew get stuck on the island of Thrinacia because the strong winds. They have to wait to leave the Island until the winds stop or slow down.
Odysseus warns the men not to kill and eat the cattle on the island. After a month on the Island, they had not touched the herds, but were growing starved.
They killed my cattle!!!
When they ran out of food, Eurylochus tells the crew that they should eat the cattle. The men give into temptation and they kill the cattle.
The crew had eaten the cattle out of starvation. Odysseus wakes up from sleep and realizes what the men had done.
Helios is outraged by the men for killing his cattle. Helios urges Zeus to punish the men for what they had done.
Once the wind stopped they set sail. Zeus sends a thunderhead above the ship, killing everybody except Odysseus.