Poseidon was god of the seas and Polyphemus, the Cyclops, was his son. Odysseus blinds Polyphemus because the Cyclops was eating his men. Odysseus might have gotten away with this, but unfortunately, he foolishly brags about it and even says his own name. When Cyclops learns who Odysseus is, he asks his father to curse him. His father gladly agrees, because he is angry that his son was blinded. Poseidon is forbidden from killing Odysseus, because "Fate" states he must stay alive, but he uses his powers as a sea god to make life as difficult as possible for Odysseus, who is trying to journey home by the seas. He constantly stirs up storms that delay Odysseus and wash him up on shores or makes sure he is casting about on the sea. When Poseidon drives Odysseus's raft ashore at Phaeacia and the Phaeacians take him home, Poseidon turns his ship to stone.
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