Blinding Polyphemus allows Odysseus and his men to escape from the cave without being detected by Polyphemus. Killing him would have likely alerted the other Cyclopes and made their escape more difficult. Additionally, blinding him adds an extra layer of humiliation and revenge for the harm Polyphemus inflicted on Odysseus and his crew.
Odysseus doesn't kill Polyphemus immediately because he needs him to move the giant's boulder from the entrance of his cave. Additionally, Odysseus hopes to escape being eaten by the cyclops and believes he has a better chance of surviving if he outwits Polyphemus rather than confronting him directly.
Odysseus' men do not kill Polyphemus the first time he kills one of their men because they fear retaliation due to the giant's strength and power. They also worry that they would be unable to move the massive boulder blocking the cave entrance, leaving them trapped inside and unable to escape. Additionally, they hope to outsmart Polyphemus by planning a way to blind him and escape.
Odysseus plans to blind the cyclops Polyphemus by sharpening a large stake and then use it to incapacitate him. He tells the cyclops his name is "Nobody" so that when Polyphemus screams for help, the other Cyclopes will believe that "Nobody" is hurting him. This clever plan allows Odysseus and his men to escape the cave.
Odysseus decides not to kill Polyphemus immediately because he knows that only Polyphemus can remove the boulder blocking the cave's entrance, needed for their escape. If he killed Polyphemus while he was asleep, they would be trapped inside the cave. Odysseus chooses to bide his time and come up with a plan to outsmart Polyphemus instead.
Odysseus did not kill Polyphemus outright, because then he and his men would be trapped in the cave, blocked by the large boulder at the entrance of the cave.
yes polyphemus was mad odysseus and stabed him with a carving nife :)
Odysseus and his men blinded Polyphemus, but did not kill him.
Odysseus did not kill the cyclops Polyphemus.
Odysseus doesn't kill Polyphemus immediately because he needs him to move the giant's boulder from the entrance of his cave. Additionally, Odysseus hopes to escape being eaten by the cyclops and believes he has a better chance of surviving if he outwits Polyphemus rather than confronting him directly.
The Greek myths have no chronology. Odysseus did not kill the cyclops Polyphemus.
Odysseus' men do not kill Polyphemus the first time he kills one of their men because they fear retaliation due to the giant's strength and power. They also worry that they would be unable to move the massive boulder blocking the cave entrance, leaving them trapped inside and unable to escape. Additionally, they hope to outsmart Polyphemus by planning a way to blind him and escape.
Odysseus and his men blinded Polyphemus, but did not kill him. Odysseus and his men got Polyphemus (the cyclops) drunk on wine and while he was asleep they blinded him by poking him in the eye with a stick and then escaped by holding on underneath the sheep when he let them out of the cave to graze.
Odysseus did not kill Polyphemus outright, because then he and his men would be trapped in the cave, blocked by the large boulder at the entrance of the cave.
Blinding the cyclops instead of killing it allows Odysseus and his men to escape undetected, as they can only be released from the cave by the cyclops. If they had killed the cyclops, they would have been trapped in the cave with no way out. Blinding the cyclops is a strategic move to ensure their own safety and freedom.
No he does not kill the cyclops (Polyphemus) he merely blinds him in his only eye
Odysseus did not kill the cyclops. Polyphemus, Poseidon's one eyed son, was blinded by Odysseus and his men in "The Odyssey" by Homer, Part 1.
Odysseus decides not to kill Polyphemus immediately because he knows that only Polyphemus can remove the boulder blocking the cave's entrance, needed for their escape. If he killed Polyphemus while he was asleep, they would be trapped inside the cave. Odysseus chooses to bide his time and come up with a plan to outsmart Polyphemus instead.