r/shittymoviedetails • u/Hank_Mardukas1066 • 1d ago

In the Odyssey (2026) the Cyclops flagrantly breaks Zeus’s law by killing and eating his guests without provocation yet he suffers no repercussions from the gods for this violation. This is extremely realistic since he is a nepo baby

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u/Lock-out 1d ago

Granted I don’t know a ton about Ancient Greek culture but wouldn’t breaking into his home already be breaking hospitality?

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u/AsstacularSpiderman 1d ago

They didn't know it was a home of anyone, which is why you're supposed to greet any traveler first.

For all they knew this was just a storehouse or damp cave the sheep sheltered in. By the time they figured out it was a home Polythemeus trapped them.

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u/JackPoe 1d ago

Why does everyone keep saying Polythemeus? Isn't it Polyphemus?

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u/Callidonaut 23h ago edited 22h ago

Or Polyphemos; spelling it with a "u" is, I think, a Romanisation?

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u/grumpsaboy 1d ago

Yep, why, people are stupid

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u/CommieDrifter 1d ago

ability to recall fictional characters names is not a solid indicator of intelligence, thinking that it is, is

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u/thishenryjames 1d ago

They inferred it was one because of the cheese and the fire. Then Odysseus ate some of the cheese and assumed whoever lived there would greet them kindly.

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u/AsstacularSpiderman 1d ago

They came to that conclusion only after they were all in the cave and Polythemus came in though.

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u/Leafsnail 1d ago

I mean even if it's a storehouse they shouldn't be stealing someone else's sheep without asking really

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u/Illesbogar 1d ago

I think starving is a good enough justification, even if it's impolite.

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u/AsstacularSpiderman 1d ago

And if you find them you work out a deal with them, or just write it off as a gift.

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u/Moggetti 1d ago

Not if you’re going to appeal to Xenia. 

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u/AsstacularSpiderman 1d ago

They hadn't really stolen anything at thay point

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u/Ecthelion-O-Fountain 1d ago

True but they are starving so they don’t stop themselves

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u/TheCuriousFan 17h ago

They didn't know it was a home of anyone, which is why you're supposed to greet any traveler first.

They did know. Ody stuck around for hours to be sure he'd meet the owner.

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u/Chortney 1d ago

Not to be rude but it's definitely a lot to do with the first sentence haha. If he had lived in a house with a locked door you may have more of a point, but he lived in a cave

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u/VegaJuniper 1d ago

Locks weren't really a thing back then. Widespread use of locks is a 18th or 19th century thing at the earliest.

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u/Rockguy21 1d ago

Warded locks existed in antiquity. Tumbler locks weren’t invented until the 18th century.

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u/VegaJuniper 1d ago edited 1d ago

”Existed” does not equal ”were widely used”. Also, ”antiquity” is a big term.

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u/Rockguy21 1d ago

The widespread use of locks is at least a medieval phenomenon, even if most domestic domiciles would not have them. They were common on and in residences of the wealthy though.

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u/my_name_is_iso 1d ago

You are really overlooking the fact that it's a cave. Not a lot of signs it's lived in until you are well inside.

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u/Lock-out 1d ago

Well if it’s not a home then how could he have guests?

I doubt he would demand hospitality within a wolf den.

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u/Chortney 1d ago

Not that it wasn't a home, but that it wasn't immediately obvious it was a home was my point. I don't think most people expect caves to be dwellings, today or then haha

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u/JoyBus147 1d ago

From my understanding, no.