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Fighting in the Trojan war, blinding the cyclops, you get the picture? take your pick
The cyclops was already named Polyphemus. Odysseus did not name the cyclops.
In the "Odyssey", Odysseus blinded the Cyclops Polyphemus with a red hot log.The cyclops that was blinded by Odysseus is Polyphemos.
In the cyclops cave
Cyclops asked Poseiden to add to Odysseus' fate.
Fighting in the Trojan war, blinding the cyclops, you get the picture? take your pick
The cyclops was already named Polyphemus. Odysseus did not name the cyclops.
Odysseus expects the cyclops to bear gifts to the travelers.
Odysseus did not kill the cyclops Polyphemus.
In the "Odyssey", Odysseus blinded the Cyclops Polyphemus with a red hot log.The cyclops that was blinded by Odysseus is Polyphemos.
Odysseus taunts the Cyclops by revealing his real name, claiming that he will tell others about the Cyclops's hostile actions and cruelty, and suggesting that the Cyclops is weaker than expected because of his defeat.
In the cyclops cave
Cyclops asked Poseiden to add to Odysseus' fate.
Odysseus was curious about the type of men the Cyclops were.
The Cyclops ate Odysseus' men.
Odysseus did not tell the cyclops his name cyclops promised him a gift
Odysseus doesn't kill the sleeping cyclops because he realizes that if he kills him, he won't be able to move the huge boulder blocking the cave's entrance. This means they would all be trapped inside with no chance of escape. Odysseus cleverly devises a plan to blind the cyclops instead and uses this opportunity to outwit him and escape.