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Polyphemus is the Cyclops that Odysseus blinds in Homer's "The Odyssey". He is the son of Poseidon, who makes Odysseus his sworn enemy after Polyphemus realizes that's who blinded him.
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Who is polyphemos?
Polyphemos is the cyclops in the epic, The Odyssey, who is stabbed by Odysseus in the eye to get out of the cave they are trapped in because of this cyclops(Polyphemos)
Who threw a mountain on Odysseus in Odyssey?
Polyphemos threw the hill at Odysseus, because Odysseus blinded him, escaped his cave, and then threw insults at him from his escape-ship. Polyphemos then begged his father, the god Poseidon, to stop Odysseus from reaching Ithaka at all costs, which is why Poseidon hates Odysseus.
Why is Poseidon angry in book 1 of the Odyssey?
Poseidon is angry at Odysseus for blinding his son Polyphemos.
What was the name of the cyclops blinded by Odysseus?
In the "Odyssey", Odysseus blinded the Cyclops Polyphemus with a red hot log.The cyclops that was blinded by Odysseus is Polyphemos.
What was odysseus' fatal flaw?
Arrogance. The reason he invoked Poseidon's wrath was due to him revealing his name to Polyphemos. Polyphemos (a cyclops, if you don't remember) was not aware of who Odysseus was, since Odysseus had introduced himself as 'nobody'. However, his arrogance led him to reveal his name as he sailed away. Therefore, Polyphemos was able to tell Poseidon, his father, the name of the man who had wounded him. Which leads to Odysseus' famous wanderings.
Who is polyphemos?
Polyphemos is the cyclops in the epic, The Odyssey, who is stabbed by Odysseus in the eye to get out of the cave they are trapped in because of this cyclops(Polyphemos)
Who threw a mountain on Odysseus in Odyssey?
Polyphemos threw the hill at Odysseus, because Odysseus blinded him, escaped his cave, and then threw insults at him from his escape-ship. Polyphemos then begged his father, the god Poseidon, to stop Odysseus from reaching Ithaka at all costs, which is why Poseidon hates Odysseus.
Why is Poseidon angry in book 1 of the Odyssey?
Poseidon is angry at Odysseus for blinding his son Polyphemos.
Who is polyphemos farther?
His father is Posiedon. That is one of the reason Odysseus is lost.
What was the name of the cyclops blinded by Odysseus?
In the "Odyssey", Odysseus blinded the Cyclops Polyphemus with a red hot log.The cyclops that was blinded by Odysseus is Polyphemos.
What enables Polyphemos to call down a curse upon Odysseus?
The Cyclops Polyphemos is the son of Poseidon. When Ployphemos is wounded, thwarted, and mocked by Odysseus, he calls out to his father for vengeance. Thus bringing a curse from Poseidon down upon the head of Odysseus.
What was odysseus' fatal flaw?
Arrogance. The reason he invoked Poseidon's wrath was due to him revealing his name to Polyphemos. Polyphemos (a cyclops, if you don't remember) was not aware of who Odysseus was, since Odysseus had introduced himself as 'nobody'. However, his arrogance led him to reveal his name as he sailed away. Therefore, Polyphemos was able to tell Poseidon, his father, the name of the man who had wounded him. Which leads to Odysseus' famous wanderings.
In The Odyssey who is the Kyklops's father?
The Kyklops's father is Poseidon.
Who is the father of antinous?
In the Odyssey, Antinous' father is Eupeithes.
How does odysseus defeat the cyclops according to homer?
Odysseus carves the end of Polyphemos' club into a point and hardens it in the fire. He then waits until the cyclops returns in which he then gives him pure wine so that Polyphemos will pass out. After the cyclops is a sleep Odysseus and his men stab Polyphemos in the eye and to escape from the cave, Odysseus ties his men to the bottom of Polyphemos' sheep and wait until Polyphemos release his sheep out.
Who is Cronus in The Odyssey?
He is the father of Zeus.
How did Odysseus show the weakness of pride in The Odyssey?
In the Odyssey, while leaving Polyphemos' cave in Bk 9, Odysseus taunts the blinded Polyphemos until the Cyclops responds by heaving massive boulders. This action of Odysseus' nearly cost him the life of himself and the crew. Once again. this is another unnecessary risk that Odysseus takes, not to mention the fact that he drew the revenge of Poseidon for his son on himself. The extra time that it takes Odysseus on his homeward-bound journey from Troy is a direct result of this prideful act.
