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What was the name of the cyclops that ate odysseus sailors?

Polyphemus


What did the cyclops do to Odysseus' men?

He ate Odysseus's men.


How does Odysseus lose six men in the land of the cyclops?

The Cyclops ate Odysseus' men.


What do Cyclops eat?

In the Odyssey... Polythemus as well as the other Cyclops ate sheep, but Polytheus actually ate a few of Odysseus' crew members.


What did laestrygons do to Odysseus fleet?

They ate the sailors and destroyed the whole fleet.


The Odyssey Does the cyclops prove his viciousness?

Yes, he killed and ate two of Odysseus' men.


What did the cyclops do to some of Odysseus men?

He ate some of them by smashing them onto the stone floor.


How many of Odysseus' men got eat by cyclops?

Polyphemus (the cyclops) ate four men total, 2 the first and 2 the second.


What was the name of the cyclops in the Odyssey?

Polyphemus the cyclops was the son of the sea god Poseidon. He killed and ate some of Odysseus' crew while they were imprisoned in his cave, and he was blinded by a burning tree trunk shoved in his single eye.


What book in the Odyssey did the cyclopes eat Odysseus men?

In the Odyssey, the cyclops Polyphemus ate some of Odysseus's men in Book 9, also known as the "Cyclops" episode. This event is a key moment in the epic, showcasing Odysseus's cunning and resourcefulness in overcoming obstacles.


How many of Odysseus' men did the cyclops Polyphemus kill and eat?

The Cyclops (Polyphemus) ate six of Odysseus' men.Polyphemus eats two men the first time they meet at night, two in the morning for breakfast, and two more after the day's work is done.


Short Odysseus and the cyclops story?

Odysseus and his men get trapped in the cyclops Polyphemus' cave. To escape, Odysseus blinds the cyclops with a sharpened stake, but Polyphemus traps them in the cave. Odysseus devises a plan to escape by hiding under the sheep and leaving while Polyphemus lets his sheep out to graze, narrowly avoiding being crushed by the giant's hand.