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Okay, in my opinion, we have three possible explanations for the wind bag situation:

1. Aeolus plays really dirty and puts some spell or hypnosis on the bag, making Eurylochus want to open it without any logical reason. Honestly, I don't think he/she/whatever Aeolus is would do this, as it would make the game far less interesting. But still, it’s a possibility. If this is true, then the gods are to blame for the opening of the bag; Eurylochus can only be blamed for a weak willpower.

2. He opens the bag because of treasure rumors. This is possible, but still kind of... dumb. Is the crew, and especially Eurylochus, really that greedy? Doesn’t he already have his share of the treasures from Troy? And more importantly, what was he planning to do with the treasure in the middle of the sea? Ok, Ithaca was near, but they were still on the ship. The captain was going to notice, and there aren’t many hiding places on the ship, so... just why? Is it really because of simple greed? If so, then Eurylochus is totally to blame for this.

3. Because of distrust toward the gods and toward the (supposedly tricked by them) Odysseus. This is even dumber than greed. It's so dumb that I feel the need to elaborate with several points here:

3.1 Odysseus is (and it isn’t a secret to anybody) Athena's champion. Athena is a goddess, right? She guided Odysseus through ten years of war. With her help, Odysseus didn’t lose a single soldier during those ten years. So, Eurylochus should know at least something about trusting the gods. I won’t even mention that this is a world where gods walk on Earth, and you could actually meet one, so he should be significantly more religious. If a god in such a world gives you something dangerous, are you sure you shouldn’t trust them about this danger?

3.2 This leads us to a crucial point. Eurylochus knows that gods are dangerous, so their gifts are dangerous too. He was specifically warned about this ("something dangerous, friends"). He knows that Odysseus is willing to risk his own life (staying awake for 9 days) to prevent the bag from being opened. So, one simple question arises: What makes him think that opening the bag on a ship full of people is truly safe? Why is he so sure it won’t kill all of them? If he believes the bag is dangerous (as he really should), why not throw it overboard? Or find a safe, deserted place on land to open it (if he is crazy enough to risk his life for this)? Why literally poke a finger inside what is most likely a divine bomb, risking the lives of his own crew? I think this is really silly and selfish on his part, and I just don’t understand this level of... well, stupidity.

By the way, because of Poseidon, we just don’t know if some people on the ships were already killed by a sudden storm burst from the bag, which is totally possible.

On the other hand, if Eurylochus considers the bag safe to open... that’s just too naive for him...

3.3 Anyway, what was Eurylochus expecting to prove by opening the bag? That the bag was dangerous? As if that hadn’t already been made clear enough? Or did he think the bag was safe to open and that it was just a joke from Aeolus? The danger might not even be in the bag itself but rather in the conditions the god placed on their agreement with Odysseus. What if the god intended to kill Odysseus or the crew if the bag was opened? Eurylochus couldn’t know this for sure. And what was the point of risking it when they were almost home? Just curiosity? Or some urge to prove that “Odysseus was or wasn’t lying about the bag”? Was that really a good enough reason to risk lives over it?

So, I think the third reason is the worst. But it seems like Eurylochus's defenders prefer it the most...

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