he stabs cyclops in the eye!
The cyclops was already named Polyphemus. Odysseus did not name the cyclops.
In the "Odyssey", Odysseus blinded the Cyclops Polyphemus with a red hot log.The cyclops that was blinded by Odysseus is Polyphemos.
In the cyclops cave
The Cyclops ate Odysseus' men.
Cyclops asked Poseiden to add to Odysseus' fate.
The cyclops was already named Polyphemus. Odysseus did not name the cyclops.
Odysseus expects the cyclops to bear gifts to the travelers.
Odysseus did not kill the cyclops Polyphemus.
In the "Odyssey", Odysseus blinded the Cyclops Polyphemus with a red hot log.The cyclops that was blinded by Odysseus is Polyphemos.
In the cyclops cave
Odysseus was curious about the type of men the Cyclops were.
Cyclops asked Poseiden to add to Odysseus' fate.
The Cyclops ate Odysseus' men.
Odysseus did not tell the cyclops his name cyclops promised him a gift
It enables Odysseus and his men to escape the Cyclops's cave and it confuses the other Cyclopses so they don't come to the aid of their friend.
Odysseus overcomes Polyphemus by getting him intoxicated on wine, then blinding him while he is asleep. This allows Odysseus and his men to escape from the Cyclops's cave by hiding under the belly of his sheep. They also use their wit to outsmart Polyphemus.
Wine and food. The cyclops gets drunk, and then Odysseus stabs the cyclops in the eye with a sharpened log, then he gets away! Odysseus gives the cyclops 4 bowls of wine. As a parting gift, Odysseus and his men give the Cyclops a burning hole in its eye.