The obstacles that Odysseus has faced so far on his road of trials are:
Lord Helios, the sum god, has killed Odysseus´men for eating his cattle.
The crew has been attacked by an army in Cicones
Zeus has sent a huge sea storm.
Some of the men have eaten the lotus flower and had to be rescued.
Odysseus is a legendary Greek king of Ithaca and the hero of Homer's epic poem the Odyssey. He was son of Laertes and Anticleia.