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Alcohol Whilst the cyclops is drunk, Odysseus blinds him and then he and his men escape strapped under the bellies of Polyphemus' flock.
he blinds the giant and the when the giant moves the stone door, Odysseus and his men hold the sheep above their heads. by doing this, the giant thinks the sheep are leaving.

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Why did Odysseus blind Polyphemus?

Odysseus blinded Polyphemus so that him and his men could escape.


Odysseus and his men escape Polyphemus after?

poking out his eye.


Why couldn't Odysseus escape Polyphemus' cave?

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.


What do Odysseus and his men do to Polyphemus the cyclops before the escape?

they poke out his eye.


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.


What does Odysseus plan to do to polyphemus?

Odysseus constructs a large spear, and after lulling Polyphemus with wine, lunges it into his eye.


What does Polyphemus cry out when Odysseus stabs his eye?

Polyphemus cries out "Nohbdy, Nohbdy, tricked me, Nohbdy has blinded me!" This is a part of Odysseus' clever plan to escape from the cyclops. Polyphemus' scream leads the other cyclopes to believe that nobody harmed him, allowing Odysseus and his crew to escape unnoticed.


Why does Odysseus blind polyphemus rather than kill him?

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.


What helps Odysseus defeat polyphemus?

Odysseus is able to defeat Polyphemus by getting him drunk on strong wine and outsmarting him. He blinds a drunken Polyphemus after revealing his name as Nobody. He is able to escape undetected strapped to the belly of Polyphemus's sheep.


How does Polyphemus being a cyclops instead of an ordinary giant help Odysseus escape in the Odyssey?

Odysseus is able to escape the cave by blinding Polyphemus' one eye. It would be hard to blind a two-eyed giant.


How Odysseus and his men manage to escape?

Whilst the cyclops is drunk, Odysseus blinds him and then he and his men escape strapped under the bellies of Polyphemus' flock. He blinds the giant and the when the giant moves the stone door, Odysseus and his men hold the sheep above their heads. By doing this, the giant thinks the sheep are leaving.


How do Odysseus and his men escape Polyphemus' cave?

hiding under his flock of sheep.