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Q: What happened when Odysseus landed on the island of cyclops in the odyssey?
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When the Odyssey begins which character is keeping Odysseus on an island?

The cyclops


Why didn't the other cyclopes help the blinded cyclops?

in the poem "the odyssey," Odysseus himself trys to be clever and tells the cyclops his name is Nohbdy. so when they stabbed the cyclops' eye, the cyclops shouted nobody has done this to me! But, when Odysseus is on his way to leave the island, he gloats and says "it is i Odysseus!"


Who killed 72 of Odysseus' men in the oddessy?

In the Odyssey, the 72 men were killed by the Cyclops named Polyphemus. Odysseus and his crew became trapped in the Cyclops' cave, and to escape, they blinded Polyphemus. As a result, the enraged Cyclops killed some of Odysseus' men as they were leaving the island.


Whose island was Odysseus imprisoned on?

Odysseus was trapped in the cave of the cyclops in the cyclops island. He was later trapped for 7 years on Calypso's island.


What was the story the cyclops about from The Odyssey?

The cyclops Polyphemus from The Odyssey appears in book nine. Odysseus and his men land the island of the Cyclopes and finds a cave filled with food and other provisions. Polyphemus returns and finds Odysseus and his men in the cave and ultimately kills six men. When Polyphemus falls asleep, Odysseus drives a stake into his eye and escapes.


What was odysseus' fairy's name?

In the Odyssey, when Odysseus get stranded on the island (the other side of the Cyclops island if you want extra facts), because of his men eatting the sacred cattle of Apollo, the fairy that greats him on the island's name is Calypso.


What does Odysseus do as he is leaving the island of the cyclops?

joke


Why does the cyclops invite Odysseus back?

He does not invite Odysseus back to the island.


Where is the Odysseus when the odyssey begins?

Odysseus is trapped on the lush island of Ogygia, by the nymph Calypso at the beginning of The Odyssey.


Why was Odysseus able to stab the cyclops in the eye?

Before Odysseus leaves his ship with his men to explore the island he takes with him some wine and food. The wine was given to Odysseus by Maron, son of Euanthes and priest of Apollo, after Odysseus protected him and his child. Odysseus gives this wine to the Cyclops, and after the cyclops has drunk too much Odysseus addresses him and tells him his name is nobody. When the cyclops is sleeping Odysseus takes a sharpened stick and stabs the Cyclops in the eye, when the cyclops cries out in pain and calls for his brothers to help they ask who is hurting him and he says nobody, so his brothers think he is playing a trick on them and dont help. Sources: Almost a year studying the Odyssey


Why did Odysseus go to visit the cyclops?

They had been driven by storm to an island near the land of the cyclopes. The next morning Odysseus decided to see what land that was. Nobody knew about the cyclopes. To understand the Odyssey I recommend you read it.


In book 9 of The Odyssey Odysseus tells of a storm sent by Zeus.?

Yes, in Book 9 of The Odyssey, Odysseus recounts the story of his encounter with the storm sent by Zeus that led to his being shipwrecked on the island of the Cyclops Polyphemus. This event plays a significant role in shaping Odysseus's journey and experiences throughout the epic.