The Odyssey.
BOOK 1: ATHENA INSPIRES THE PRINCE (pg 78-79)
Line 7-8
"But he could not save them from disaster, hard as he strove -
the recklessness of their own ways destroyed them all..."
In reference to Odysseus not being able to save his comrades from disaster.
Natural disaster? Recklessness? Oopsie, I caused a tornado again.
I'm hoping "disaster" means something recklessness actually can cause.
Line 37-40
"Ah how shameless - the way these mortals blame the gods.
From us alone, they say, come all their miseries, yes,
but they themselves, with their own reckless ways,
compound their pains beyond their proper share."
I'm guessing Poseidon's bringing Odysseus misery would be considered "his proper share", since Poseidon is a god, and gods provide a reasonable amount of misery to the mortals.
Then I read that Odysseus blinded the Cyclops, Poseidon's son, which may be considered recklessness, if it had no good reason behind it. Gods don't really listen to reason anyway, do they? I suppose doing something that might hurt a god would grant yourself a decade of misery. Good thinking, Odysseus.
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