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He said his name was Nobody then he gave rum to the cyclops so he went to sleep then he sharpened a spear, heated it in the fire and stabbed the cyclops in the eye with it then he tied himself and his men underneath the sheep and sailed off and the cyclops yelled "Nobody has blinded me!" so the other cyclopses (cyclopi?) didn't think he ment someone had blinded him.

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How does Polyphemus meet Odysseus and his men?

Odysseus and his men wait in the cyclops cave, as Odysseus is curious as to who the cyclops is. As Polyphemus brings in his sheep, he spots the men in the cave.


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Odysseus and his men walked into the cave during the day.


How many men does Odysseus take to the cave?

12 of his men and if you count him; 13 men go into the cave


Where is the Cyclopes when Odysseus and his men enter the cave?

The Cyclops, Polyphemus, is inside the cave when Odysseus and his men enter.


How many men did Odysseus take into Polyphemus' cave?

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How does Odysseus and his men finally escape from the cyclops Polyphemus?

Odysseus and his men escape from the Cyclops Polyphemus by employing cunning and deception. After getting Polyphemus drunk on wine, Odysseus tells him that his name is "Nobody." When the Cyclops falls asleep, Odysseus and his men drive a sharpened stake into his eye, blinding him. When Polyphemus cries for help, he tells other Cyclopes that "Nobody" is hurting him, allowing Odysseus and his men to sneak out beneath the sheep as they leave the cave.


What do Odysseus and his men find in a 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.


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Did Odysseus and his men escape the cave of the cyclops?

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.


Why did Odysseus go to the cyclops polyphemus' cave?

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What offense does the cyclops commits against Odysseus and his men?

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