the men were in danger because Polyphemus in a blind rage was throwing large boulders at their ship
poking out his eye.
Only 6 of the original 12 men return with Odysseus from Polyphemus' cave.
The men can not escape because Polyphemus uses a huge boulder to block the entrance of the cave.
The men can not escape because Polyphemus uses a huge boulder to block the entrance of the cave.
Odysseus and 6 of his 12 men escape from the cyclops Polyphemus' cave.
Odysseus blinded Polyphemus as a strategic move to escape from the cyclops' cave. By blinding him, Odysseus made it easier to outsmart Polyphemus and his fellow cyclopes, enabling his crew to escape.
Odysseus and his men enter Polyphemus' cave seeking food and hospitality, not realizing the danger that awaits them. They are trapped inside the cave by Polyphemus and must find a way to escape.
poking out his eye.
Only 6 of the original 12 men return with Odysseus from Polyphemus' cave.
Oddesy defeated Polyphemus by stabbing him in the eye and blinding him while his friends and himself could escape.
they poke out his eye.
The men can not escape because Polyphemus uses a huge boulder to block the entrance of the cave.
hiding under his flock of sheep.
The men can not escape because Polyphemus uses a huge boulder to block the entrance of the cave.
I'd say the obvious thing is that Polyphemus trapped Odysseus and his men in his cave and threatened to eat them. Other than that Odysseus' cleverness protects them fromanything else Polyphemus tries to do. He was rash when he shouted out his real name to the cyclops though as Polyphemus' father is Poseidon and he calls upon him to avenge his blindness.
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.
Odysseus and 6 of his 12 men escape from the cyclops Polyphemus' cave.