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Q: Why does Odysseus not kill Polyphemus when he is asleep?
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How did Odysseus kill the cyclops Polyphemus?

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.


How does Odysseus get Polyphemus to fall asleep?

Odysseus gets Polyphemus to fall asleep by giving him wine that causes him to become drunk. Odysseus then takes advantage of this opportunity to blind Polyphemus while he is sleeping.


Why does odysseus not kill 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.


Did Polyphemus kill Odysseus?

yes polyphemus was mad odysseus and stabed him with a carving nife :)


When did Odysseus kill the cyclops?

Odysseus and his men blinded Polyphemus, but did not kill him.


Why does Odysseus not kill polyphemus when he first gets the opportunity to do so?

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.


What symbolizes when Odysseus kills the cyclops?

Odysseus did not kill the cyclops Polyphemus.


What year did Odysseus kill the cyclops?

The Greek myths have no chronology. Odysseus did not kill the cyclops Polyphemus.


Does Odysseus kill the cyclops?

No he does not kill the cyclops (Polyphemus) he merely blinds him in his only eye


How does Odysseus injur polyphemus?

After Polyphemus ate two more of Odysseus' men, Odysseus offered him wine which causes intoxication. The cyclops fell asleep and that gave Odysseus the chance to make his escape. He took a spear-head and heated it into the fire and then rammed it into his eye causing major pain. And blindness so that Polyphemus could not see where Odysseus had gone.


Explain how Polyphemus was blinded-?

Polyphemus was blinded by Odysseus and his men during their escape from the cyclops' cave. They heated a wooden stake and drove it into Polyphemus' single eye while he was asleep, blinding him and allowing the group to escape.


When did Odysseus kill the cyclopse?

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.