"King of the dark cloud," the earthquake god agreed,
"I’d like to avenge myself at once, as you advise,
but I’ve always feared your wrath and shied away.
But now I’ll crush that fine Phaeacian cutter
out on the misty sea."
– Homer
The Odyssey, Book 13, lines 166-170. After getting the go-ahead from Zeus, Poseidon tells the supreme god that he wants to avenge himself against the Phaeacians. He vows to crush their ship on their return trip home.