Odysseus and his men trick, then blind the Cyclops Polyphemus. So, he prays to his father, Poseidon, god of the sea and earthquakes, and asks him to put a curse on Odysseus and his men. Poseidon does and the curse torments them for the rest of their voyage.
One major flaw Odysseus makes after escaping from Polyphemus is bragging about his feat while still within earshot of the Cyclops. This leads Polyphemus to call upon his father, Poseidon, to curse Odysseus and prolong his journey home.
Polyphemus calls upon his father Poseidon to curse Odysseus.
The irony in Polyphemus's curse on Odysseus is that he unknowingly calls on Poseidon to exact revenge on himself. Polyphemus is unaware that Odysseus is disguised as "Nobody" when Odysseus blinds him, leading Polyphemus to ask Poseidon to punish "Nobody." This irony contributes to the cunning and cleverness of Odysseus in escaping the Cyclops.
Poseidon despised Odysseus. He hated him because Odysseus took Polyphemus (Poseidon's Son) eye. Polyphemus later Prayed to his father and told him to Curse Odysseus. Which Poseidon made a curse that made it harder for Odysseus to get home.
By revealing his real name, Odysseus allowed Polyphemus to curse him by name and call his father Poseidon to torment him.
In the story of Odysseus and Polyphemus from Greek mythology, Odysseus and his men blind Polyphemus by stabbing a large wooden stake into his eye while he is sleeping. This causes Polyphemus great pain and allows Odysseus and his men to escape from the cyclops' cave.
Poseidon cursed Odysseus because Odysseus had blinded Poseidon's son, the cyclops Polyphemus. After doing this, Odysseus demonstrated his hubris by taunting Polyphemus and revealing what his actual name is. As a result, Polyphemus prayed to his father, who cursed Odysseus.
Polyphemus prayed to his father, Zeus to see to it that Odysseus had great difficulty getting home.
Odysseus displays hubris and arrogance, taunting the cyclops Polyphemus as he sails away. This decision later haunts him as Polyphemus calls his father Poseidon to curse Odysseus.
Odysseus leads his men into war against the Trojans. Later, he taunts the cyclops Polyphemus, causing Polyphemus to curse Odysseus. Still later, he leads his men into the underworld. Finally, he orders his men to sail past the Sirens, then Scylla.
Polyphemus prays for vengeance against Odysseus after being blinded by him. He asks his father, the sea god Poseidon, to curse Odysseus and ensure he faces many hardships on his journey.
Other cyclopes do not help Polyphemus after he is blinded by Odysseus and his men because they are not portrayed as a united community in Greek mythology. Each cyclops is depicted as individualistic and living in solitude in their own caves, so there is no sense of camaraderie or unity among them to come to Polyphemus's aid.