#but Eurylochus is definitely more prone to violence & doubt compared to Polites which is why Ody even considers P’s option of diplomacy mor

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I wonder if there’s a part of Eurylochus that resents Polites

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#because like#out of everyone in the crew that WE know of in epic Polites is the only one that Ody actually listens to and follows through#not saying Ody doesn’t listen to Eurylochus bc he does and E is the second hand man for a reason#but Eurylochus is definitely more prone to violence & doubt compared to Polites which is why Ody even considers P’s option of diplomacy mor#tbh i don’t think E even minded in the past bc P was literally the whole crew’s impulse control and moral compass (in the context of epic)#bc out of everyone P was the only one who still thought to approach the unknown with open arms#sure it’s naive especially in the world they live in#but also they can’t help but be drawn to the option bc above all humans crave connection through community rather than war#(but that’s my own opinion leaking out—this whole post is my opinion lol)#but then Polites dies and now all Eurylochus sees is the fact that Polites was WRONG & yet he watches as Ody continues to live by P’s code#he watches as Ody leaves them to ask a god for help (after Athena abandoned them)#he watches as their consequences of mercy come back to bite them in the form of Poseidon#he watches and i wonder

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I wonder if there’s a part of Eurylochus that resents Polites