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In The Odyssey: The door to Polyphemus' cave weighed more than 22 strong 4-wheeled wagons could move. It is a massive boulder.
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Why does Odysseus hesitate to kill the cyclops when he first has the chance?
Odysseus hesitates to kill the cyclops because he knows that he needs the cyclops's strength to move the heavy boulder blocking the cave entrance. If he were to kill the cyclops without a plan to escape, he and his men would be trapped inside the cave with no way out.
Where does Odysseus meet the cyclops?
In the cyclops cave
What is the setting of the Cave of the Cyclops'?
A cave.
Who escaped from the cave of the Cyclops?
Odysseus and 6 of his 12 men escape from the cyclops Polyphemus' cave.
How heavy is the door of the cyclops cave?
In the Odyssey: The door to Polyphemus' cave weighed more than 22 strong 4-wheeled wagons could move. It is a massive boulder.
How does Odysseus describe cyclops cave?
The Cyclops was herding his sheep and cattle when Odysseus first enter the cave.
Why does Odysseus blind instead of kill the cyclops when he has a chance?
The cyclops (Polyphemus) has Odysseus and his men trapped in a cave. There is a large stone covering the entrance to the cave that is too big for Odysseus and his men to move. If he kills the cyclops, they will not be able to get out of the cave.
Why does odysseus blind the cyclops rather than kill him?
Blinding the Cyclops instead of killing him was a strategic move by Odysseus to escape the cave, as he needed the Cyclops to move the boulder blocking the entrance. Killing the Cyclops would have left them trapped inside the cave. Additionally, blinding the Cyclops allowed Odysseus to exact revenge for his men without facing immediate retaliation.
How did the giant close his cave in the book of Odysseus?
In Homer's "Odyssey," the giant Cyclops Polyphemus closes the entrance to his cave by rolling a massive stone over it, which is so heavy that no one but he can move it. This stone effectively traps Odysseus and his men inside the cave as Polyphemus tends to his sheep and guards his domain. Odysseus later devises a clever plan to escape from the cave after blinding the Cyclops.
What is the blinding of the cyclops compared?
a cave.
What is the blinding of cyclops compared to?
a cave.
Why did Odysseus enter the cyclops cave?
2 versions: Either, 1.) He did not think the Cyclops would try to eat him, and instead actually help him 2.) He did not know the cave belonged to a cyclops
