It depends on how you look at it. Even before leaving for the Trojan war, he was told he would be lost on the journey home. But during the course of events trying to get home he does piss off Posiedon by blinding his son (a cyclops).
So was it fate, the gods, bad luck? I’m not sure it matters too much, but reading the story and seeing his actions, hubris (which plays a big role in a lot of Greek stories) plays a big part.
It depends on how you look at it. Even before leaving for the Trojan war, he was told he would be lost on the journey home. But during the course of events trying to get home he does piss off Posiedon by blinding his son (a cyclops).
So was it fate, the gods, bad luck? I’m not sure it matters too much, but reading the story and seeing his actions, hubris (which plays a big role in a lot of Greek stories) plays a big part.
Source on the part regarding Posideon - https://www.enotes.com/topics/odyssey/questions/why-is-poseidon-angry-at-odysseus-286974
The Greek gods did not seem to believe that mortals had any right to survival.
They aren’t entirely wrong though…
I suppose if you’re immortal, dying at 30 isn’t much different than dying at 60