When Odysseus goes to the Underworld, the blind prophet Tiresias tells him to act with restraint and control. Find two examples after this visit,...

When Odysseus visits the Underworld and Tiresias warns Odysseus not to do certain things, Odysseus promises to heed his words, but later on, he does not obey the warning.

In Book 11, Tiresias says to Odysseus,

"...if you will curb your spirit and your comrades.

As soon as you’ve escaped the dark blue sea                     

and reached the island of Thrinacia

in your sturdy ship, you’ll find grazing there

the cattle and rich flocks...

When Odysseus visits the Underworld and Tiresias warns Odysseus not to do certain things, Odysseus promises to heed his words, but later on, he does not obey the warning.

In Book 11, Tiresias says to Odysseus,

"...if you will curb your spirit and your comrades.

As soon as you’ve escaped the dark blue sea                     

and reached the island of Thrinacia

in your sturdy ship, you’ll find grazing there

the cattle and rich flocks of Helios,

who hears and watches over everything.

If you leave them unharmed and keep your mind                  

on your return, you may reach Ithaca,

though you’ll have trouble. But if you touch them,

then I foresee destruction for your crew,

for you, and for your ship."

Firstly, Tiresias warns Odysseus to restrain his men. After the men successfully get through the dangers of the Sirens and Scylla and Charybdis, Odysseus' crew wants to stop on the island of Helios, but Odysseus explains that they can't, he was warned against it. The men argue, and Odysseus gives in, making the men promise not to kill the cattle and flocks of Helios. Odysseus does not show restraint by allowing his crew to stop and rest on this island.

Then, the men are forced to spend a month on the island because of the winds. Odysseus goes off to pray and sleep and while he is gone he is unable to prevent the men from killing some of the cattle. Homer writes,

"They quickly rounded up the finest beasts

from Helios’ herd, which was close by,

sleek, broad-faced animals with curving horns grazing near the

dark-prowed ship. My comrades

…cut the creature’s throats,

flayed them, and cut out portions of the thighs."  

So the men kill the cattle, and have to face the wrath of the god Helios.

These two examples, of when Odysseus doesn't restrain his men and stops at the island, and then when he doesn't stop them from killing the cattle, are two examples where Odysseus does not show restraint and control according to the warnings of Tiresias.