Cattle of the Sun God

Reeling from the dreadful shock of seeing their friends killed, the crew and Odysseus decided to stop and rest at a peaceful, sunny island. Odysseus warned them that whatever happened they were not to touch any animal from any flock grazing there. He guessed that there was more trouble in store. Then the sailors rested but awoke in the night to a dreadful storm. They pulled their boat up the beach and waited. After a few days the storm started to settle; the men ventured out. By now their food ran short and they were cold, hungry and miserable. Unknown t…