... mocked Polyp emus and shouted out his real name, when before Odysseus had told him that his name was "Norman". With this new information Polyp emus prays to his father Poseidon to have Odysseus and his men punished. Having angered Poseidon, they must wander throughout the sea slowly dying one by one. Odysseus learns that bragging can have ill effects and uses this knowledge on the island of the Ephesians and Ithaca when he does not openly boast of his deeds and his journeys. Odysseus also learns to pay close attention to the instructions of the gods, or he might have to face a terrible price. When Odysseus and his crew landed at the island of Areoles, they were given a parting gift that would have helped them greatly if they had paid heed to the warnings of Areoles. He gave Odysseus a bag full of the bad winds ...

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