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What did Polyphemus do when he realizes that Odysseus and his men have escaped?
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How did Odysseus kill the cyclops Polyphemus?
Odysseus and his men blinded Polyphemus, but did not kill him. Odysseus and his men got Polyphemus (the cyclops) drunk on wine and while he was asleep they blinded him by poking him in the eye with a stick and then escaped by holding on underneath the sheep when he let them out of the cave to graze.
Who escaped from the cave of the Cyclops?
Odysseus and 6 of his 12 men escape from the cyclops Polyphemus' cave.
Relate how Odysseus and his men managed to escape-?
Odysseus and his men escaped Polyphemus by using his sheep. The men hid on the underside of the sheep, and when Polyphemus let his sheep out into the pasture, they rode away.
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.
What does Polyphemus do first to Odysseus' men?
When Polyphemus first spies Odysseus and his men in the cave, he starts a conversation with them, asking who they are, what they are doing there, and where they have come from.
How did Odysseus kill the cyclops Polyphemus?
Odysseus and his men blinded Polyphemus, but did not kill him. Odysseus and his men got Polyphemus (the cyclops) drunk on wine and while he was asleep they blinded him by poking him in the eye with a stick and then escaped by holding on underneath the sheep when he let them out of the cave to graze.
Who escaped from the cave of the Cyclops?
Odysseus and 6 of his 12 men escape from the cyclops Polyphemus' cave.
Why can't Odysseus and his men easily escape from the blinded polyphemus?
He Escaped because they hide under the sheep.
Who is the son whose eye you blinded in The Odyssey?
The son whose eye was blinded in The Odyssey is Polyphemus, the Cyclops. Odysseus and his men blinded Polyphemus as they escaped from his cave.
Relate how Odysseus and his men managed to escape-?
Odysseus and his men escaped Polyphemus by using his sheep. The men hid on the underside of the sheep, and when Polyphemus let his sheep out into the pasture, they rode away.
Why did Odysseus blind Polyphemus?
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.
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.
What is ironic about Polyphemus saying that he will eat nobody?
In the end, after Odysseus and his men escape, the cyclops eats nobody since they have all escaped.
Why do Odysseus and his men do not kill the cyclops after blinding him?
Odysseus and his men do not kill the cyclops because they are trapped in the cave with only one way out, which is blocked by a massive rock that only the cyclops can move. If they kill him, they would remain stuck in the cave with no way to escape. Additionally, they fear retribution from the other cyclopes if they were to harm Polyphemus.
What does Polyphemus do first to Odysseus' men?
When Polyphemus first spies Odysseus and his men in the cave, he starts a conversation with them, asking who they are, what they are doing there, and where they have come from.
How does Odysseus get Circe to release his men?
Odysseus had to defeat the Polyphemus.
How did Odysseus get himself out of the cave?
By hiding under the cyclop's sheep. On the underside of Polyphemus' sheep. When Polyphemus let his sheep out into the pasture, Odysseus and the remaining crew rode out with the sheep. Odysseus gives Polyphemus a false name and then Odysseus and the men find a large olive stump and sharpen it into a massive spear. They then hide it and then Odysseus and the men feed Polyphemus wine until he is drunk and then they Odysseus and the men spear Polyphemus' eye, blinding him and then Odysseus and the men hide underneath the sheep, with Odysseus hiding beneath the largest ram.
