Odysseus and his men escape Polyphemus' cave by cleverly deceiving the Cyclops. After blinding him with a sharpened wooden stake while he is drunk, they hide underneath the sheep as Polyphemus lets them out to graze. As they make their escape, Odysseus reveals his true identity to the blinded giant, provoking Polyphemus to curse him, which leads to further troubles for Odysseus on his journey home.
Polyphemus had rolled a large boulder in front of the entrance to the cave, which was too heavy for Odysseus and his crew to move.
Only 6 of the original 12 men return with Odysseus from Polyphemus' cave.
Odysseus and 6 of his 12 men escape from the cyclops Polyphemus' cave.
Odysseus hides under Polyphemus' largest ram as it exits the cave.
Odysseus escapes Polyphemus's cave by employing cunning and trickery. He tells the Cyclops that his name is "Nobody," so when he blinds Polyphemus with a sharpened stake, the giant's cries for help go unheard, as he claims that "Nobody" is attacking him. To flee the cave, Odysseus and his men hide under the sheep as Polyphemus lets them out to graze, allowing them to escape unnoticed. Once they are safely at sea, Odysseus reveals his true identity, provoking Polyphemus's wrath.
Odysseus blinded Polyphemus so that him and his men could escape.
Polyphemus had rolled a large boulder in front of the entrance to the cave, which was too heavy for Odysseus and his crew to move.
Only 6 of the original 12 men return with Odysseus from Polyphemus' cave.
Odysseus and 6 of his 12 men escape from the cyclops Polyphemus' cave.
Odysseus constructs a large spear, and after lulling Polyphemus with wine, lunges it into his eye.
The cave that Odysseus and his men found when they landed on the Island of the Cyclopes belongs to Polyphemus. Odysseus decided to stay in the cave until its owner returned. When Polyphemus returned and saw the intruders, he ate Odysseus' men.
hiding under his flock of sheep.
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.
Odysseus and his men find the Cyclops Polyphemus in a cave. The Cyclops traps them inside and proceeds to eat some of the men before Odysseus devises a plan to blind Polyphemus and escape.
Odysseus hides under Polyphemus' largest ram as it exits the cave.
Odysseus and his crew went into the cyclop's cave. They drank his wine and ate his food. Then, they finally discovered that the cyclops (or Polyphemus) lived here. The cyclops was first angry, but Odysseus offered him some wine to lull him to sleep. Soon after, Polyphemus asked Odysseus what his name was and Odysseus replied that his name was "Nobody". After the cyclops had fallen asleep, Odysseus and his crew sharpened a large stick and jammed it into Polyphemus' eye. He started bumbling around blind and yelled out to his fellow cyclopes that Nobody had attacked him. The crew tied themselves to the belly of the sheep that were in the cave and made a narrow escape through Polyphemus' legs. Then, Polyphemus called to his father, Poseiden.
Odysseus escapes Polyphemus's cave by employing cunning and trickery. He tells the Cyclops that his name is "Nobody," so when he blinds Polyphemus with a sharpened stake, the giant's cries for help go unheard, as he claims that "Nobody" is attacking him. To flee the cave, Odysseus and his men hide under the sheep as Polyphemus lets them out to graze, allowing them to escape unnoticed. Once they are safely at sea, Odysseus reveals his true identity, provoking Polyphemus's wrath.