When odysseus first wakes up in ithaca, he thinks that the phaecians fooled him, placed him on the wrong island, and stole some of his treasure. he curses them because of this. odysseus believed he was placed on the wrong island because athena made ithaca look different so he wouldn't recognize it.
he curses the Phaeacians, whom he thinks have duped him and left him in some unknown land
Explanation:
Odysseus believes that the Phaecians have deceived him, put him on the wrong island and stolen some of his wealth, so he curses them. The reason is Athena has made Ithaca look different so that Odysseus cannot identify it. In fact, she has shrouded the land in mist to conceal its true form.
