Odysseus is not a good leader because of his lack of transparency and communication. At the island of Aeolia, Odysseus meets Aeolus, the keeper of winds, who gives him a bag of winds that would have prevented him from getting home. With the winds at bay, Odysseus and his crew are be able to safely travel without hindrance; however, Odysseus does not communicate to his allies about what is in the bag, and so, “the men started to talk,/ saying I was bringing home for myself/ silver and gold gifts from great Aeolus” (10.41-43). The crew is jealous because they are on the same journey, yet they are going home empty handed because Odysseus receives all the gifts and treasures from those whom they encounter. Fed up with his inequity and out of ignorance,
