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When the giant cyclops asked Odysseus of his name what name did Odysseus give to him?

Odysseus told the giant cyclops Polyphemus that his name was "Nobody." This clever ruse allowed Odysseus to outsmart Polyphemus later when he blinded him; when the other cyclopes came to investigate Polyphemus's cries for help, he could only say that "Nobody" was hurting him, leading them to leave him alone.


Why does Odysseus leave Eurylochus alone with the men on the shore of the island?

no


What does Polyphemus do when he finds out Odysseus' name?

Polyphemus laments, recalling when the seer Telemus told him that he would one day be blinded by Odysseus. The cyclops then calls out to his father Poseidon, and asks him to curse Odysseus. He asks him to kill Odysseus before he returns home or if Odysseus is fated to return home, then to ensure that he arrives alone on someone else's ship, having lost all of his crew, and with trouble in his home.


Why is Odysseus alone and who was responsible?

he wasnt alone, plus no one was responsible.


Who is polyphemus in The Odyssey?

Polyphemus is a one eyed giant (cyclops). He traps Odysseus and his crew in his cave andattempts to eat all of them but only got away with eating a few. Odsseus tricked polyphemus into drinking a sleeping potion/drink and polyphemus feel alseep. As he was asleep Odysseus and the rest of his escaped. AS they got into their boat, polyphemus relaized they were escaping and tried to throw a large boulder at their ship but failed.In the Robert Fitzgerald version, the story goes like this- Polyphemos (how it is spelled in this edition) trapped Odysseus and some of his men in his cave that he and his sheep lived in. Odysseus introduced himself as 'Nobody'. He would push aside the heavy boulder (that only he could push) that kept them in to allow the sheep to graze, and so he could go outside, but rolled the boulder back so Odysseus and his men couldn't escape. When he came back and let the sheep in, he would eat some of Odysseus's men. Odysseus made a plan to escape be taking a long branch and hardening it in a fire, which he and his men poked Polyphemos's eye, blinding him. Polyphemos cried out to the other kyklopes (cyclopes), but none of them came because he said that "Nobody has hurt me!" making the other kyklopes think that he meant 'Nobody' as in 'no person', rather than a name. In the morning, Polyphemos led the sheep out by feeling their wool as they walked out, to make sure that Odysseus and his men couldn't escape. Odysseus strapped his men to the undersides of the sheep, and hung onto a sheep himself so they could get out but not be felt. Odysseus and his men got to their ship and cast off, but Odysseus called out to the kyklopes, and alerted him that they had escaped. Polyphemos threw boulders at them, and Odysseus taunted him further when the boulders didn't hit them. Polyphemos then cursed they, praying to Posieden (his father, I think) for all of Odysseus's men to die so he would return to Ithaka alone, or for at least the journey to take a very long time.

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Polyphemus lived on an island off of the land of the Cyclopes. His home was a cave on the island. Homer does not give a name to the lands; it is just called the land of the Cyclopes.


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When the giant cyclops asked Odysseus of his name what name did Odysseus give to him?

Odysseus told the giant cyclops Polyphemus that his name was "Nobody." This clever ruse allowed Odysseus to outsmart Polyphemus later when he blinded him; when the other cyclopes came to investigate Polyphemus's cries for help, he could only say that "Nobody" was hurting him, leading them to leave him alone.


Why don't the other Cyclopses help Polyphemus after Odysseus gouges out his eye?

The other cyclopses didn't help because Odysseus introduced himself as Nobody, so when Polyphemus said that Nobody poked his eye out, the cyclopses thought he was kidding. Odysseus did this on purpose


What were the places Odysseus visited on his journey?

After Odysseus and his fleet leave Troy they visit:Cicones (Ismaros island)Land of the Lotus EatersCyclops (Polyphemus; one of Poseidon's monster sons)Aeolus (King of winds)Laestrogonians (giant cannibals)CirceLand of the Dead/HadesSirensSyclla & CharybdisThrinakia (Sun God)*Calypso*Phaecia (King Alcinous' island)And Finally *IthacaKey:*= Odysseus visted it alone


How many yeas does karana survive alone on the island in the novel 'island of the blue dolphines'?

Karana survives alone on the island for 18 years in the novel "Island of the Blue Dolphins."


How do you survive alone on an island?

get off it


Movie about girl alone on an island and befriends a dog?

The Island of the Blue Dolphins


What does no concept is an island means?

No concept is an island means that no concept stands alone.


Why was karana left alone in the island?

Karana was left alone on the island because her tribe, the Aleuts, were leaving the island and she was accidentally left behind. She chose to stay and await the return of the ship for her younger brother, Ramo.