polyphemus isn't right he is son of poseidon and thinks poseidon loves him for being cruel, Odysseus was able to trick him many times by saying hisname was nobody, getting him drunk. and stabbing him in the eye when he was asleep.
because the Cyclops believed that his name was Nobody.
The Soothsayer predicted the Cyclops would be blinded by Odysseus. The creature trapped Odysseus and his men in a cave and proceeded to devour them. Luckily, Odysseus was quick witted and outsmarted him by making him drunk with wine before blinding him.
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.
If I remember right, Odysseus insists that the men go in there so that the Cyclops would give them 'guest-gifts' .
because the Cyclops believed that his name was Nobody.
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Odysseus and his companions felt that the Cyclops would be neighborly and hospitable.
The Cyclops was herding his sheep and cattle when Odysseus first enter the cave.
Odysseus' pride would not allow him to keep his real identity a secret from the Cyclops. However the Cyclops is the son of Poseidon who hates Odysseus as it is. By telling the Cyclops his real name, Odysseus ultimately reveals himself to Poseidon. The Cyclops tells Poseidon who hurt him and Poseidon plagues the rest of Odysseus' journey. Had his pride not gotten in the way, Odysseus would have been home years before.
The Soothsayer predicted the Cyclops would be blinded by Odysseus. The creature trapped Odysseus and his men in a cave and proceeded to devour them. Luckily, Odysseus was quick witted and outsmarted him by making him drunk with wine before blinding him.
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.
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.
Cyclops, which would happen to be polyphemus.