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Only 6 of the original 12 men return with Odysseus from Polyphemus' cave.

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Why can't the men escape when the Cyclops the cave?

The men can not escape because Polyphemus uses a huge boulder to block the entrance of the cave.


Why can't the men escape when the cyclops leaves the cave?

The men can not escape because Polyphemus uses a huge boulder to block the entrance of the cave.


Who escaped from the cave of the Cyclops?

Odysseus and 6 of his 12 men escape from the cyclops Polyphemus' cave.


How do Odysseus and his men escape Polyphemus' cave?

hiding under his flock of sheep.


When Polyphemus started eating sailors why couldn't Odysseus and his men escape?

The cyclops had rolled a large rock to block the entrance of the cave. If Odysseus and his men killed Polyphemus, they would be trapped in the cave, unable to move the rock.


Did Odysseus and his men escape the cave of the cyclops?

The cave that Odysseus and his men found when they landed on the Island of the Cyclopes belongs to Polyphemus. Odysseus decided to stay in the cave until its owner returned. When Polyphemus returned and saw the intruders, he ate Odysseus' men.


How many men did Odysseus take into Polyphemus' cave?

Odysseus took 12 of his strongest men into Polyphemus' cave.


What do Odysseus and his men steal from the Cyclops?

They eat some of the cheeses that Polyphemus keeps in his cave. When they escape, they also take his sheep.sheep?


How does Odysseus escape the cave?

. To escape, Odysseus ties himself and his men to the sheep of polyphemus and they escape with the herd. when the Cyclops touches around to find the men, the only thing he feels are sheep and so he does not become suspicious.


How does Polyphemus meet Odysseus and his men?

Odysseus and his men wait in the cyclops cave, as Odysseus is curious as to who the cyclops is. As Polyphemus brings in his sheep, he spots the men in the cave.


The interaction between Odysseus and the Cyclops is?

When the cyclops Polyphemus first finds Odysseus and his men he pretends to welcome them. Polyphemus then traps them in his cave and eats two of the men. Odysseus tell Polyphemus that his name is 'Nobody' and he then tricks the giant into drinking wine. Polyphemus drinks until he falls asleep and Odysseus and his men drive a stake through his eye. They then strap themselves to the bottom of livestock to escape the cave.


How does polyphemus prevent odysseus and his men from leaving his cave-?

Polyphemus places a huge rock over the entrance to his cave.