Polyphemus kills and eats 6 of his men.2 the first night they are there,2 for breakfast and then 2 for dinner.
Odysseus and his men blinded Polyphemus, but did not kill him. Odysseus and his men got Polyphemus (the cyclops) drunk on wine and while he was asleep they blinded him by poking him in the eye with a stick and then escaped by holding on underneath the sheep when he let them out of the cave to graze.
The Cyclops ate Odysseus' men.
Odysseus did not kill the cyclops. Polyphemus, Poseidon's one eyed son, was blinded by Odysseus and his men in "The Odyssey" by Homer, Part 1.
Odysseus took 12 men.
He ate Odysseus's men.
Odysseus and his men blinded Polyphemus, but did not kill him.
Odysseus chose not to kill the cyclops after it ate two of his men because he realized that the cyclops was the only one who could move the massive boulder blocking the cave's entrance, enabling his escape with his remaining men. By blinding the cyclops instead of killing him, Odysseus was able to achieve his goal of escaping the cave.
Odysseus and his men blinded Polyphemus, but did not kill him. Odysseus and his men got Polyphemus (the cyclops) drunk on wine and while he was asleep they blinded him by poking him in the eye with a stick and then escaped by holding on underneath the sheep when he let them out of the cave to graze.
Odysseus does not kill the cyclops when he has the chance because if he does he and his men will perish to considering the cyclops is the only one strong enough to move the slab of rock covering the doorway to the cave.
The Cyclops ate Odysseus' men.
Odysseus did not kill the cyclops. Polyphemus, Poseidon's one eyed son, was blinded by Odysseus and his men in "The Odyssey" by Homer, Part 1.
Odysseus took 12 men.
Odysseus hesitates to kill the cyclops because he knows that he needs the cyclops's strength to move the heavy boulder blocking the cave entrance. If he were to kill the cyclops without a plan to escape, he and his men would be trapped inside the cave with no way out.
Odysseus refrains from killing the Cyclops while he is asleep because the Cyclops is the only one who can move the large stone blocking the cave's entrance. If Odysseus were to kill the Cyclops while he slept, he and his men would be trapped in the cave with no way to escape. By keeping the Cyclops alive, Odysseus increases their chances of making a successful escape.
He ate Odysseus's men.
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The Cyclops (Polyphemus) ate six of Odysseus' men.Polyphemus eats two men the first time they meet at night, two in the morning for breakfast, and two more after the day's work is done.