the men were in danger because Polyphemus in a blind rage was throwing large boulders at their ship
poking out his eye.
Only 6 of the original 12 men return with Odysseus from Polyphemus' cave.
The men can not escape because Polyphemus uses a huge boulder to block the entrance of the cave.
Odysseus and his men escape Polyphemus' cave by cleverly deceiving the Cyclops. After blinding him with a sharpened wooden stake while he is drunk, they hide underneath the sheep as Polyphemus lets them out to graze. As they make their escape, Odysseus reveals his true identity to the blinded giant, provoking Polyphemus to curse him, which leads to further troubles for Odysseus on his journey home.
The men can not escape because Polyphemus uses a huge boulder to block the entrance of the cave.
he found food & he also found the giant
poking out his eye.
Only 6 of the original 12 men return with Odysseus from Polyphemus' cave.
Oddesy defeated Polyphemus by stabbing him in the eye and blinding him while his friends and himself could escape.
In the story of Odysseus and Polyphemus from Greek mythology, Odysseus and his men blind Polyphemus by stabbing a large wooden stake into his eye while he is sleeping. This causes Polyphemus great pain and allows Odysseus and his men to escape from the cyclops' cave.
Odysseus blinded Polyphemus so that him and his men could escape.
Polyphemus was blinded by Odysseus and his men during their escape from the cyclops' cave. They heated a wooden stake and drove it into Polyphemus' single eye while he was asleep, blinding him and allowing the group to escape.
they poke out his eye.
The men can not escape because Polyphemus uses a huge boulder to block the entrance of the cave.
hiding under his flock of sheep.
Odysseus and his men escape Polyphemus' cave by cleverly deceiving the Cyclops. After blinding him with a sharpened wooden stake while he is drunk, they hide underneath the sheep as Polyphemus lets them out to graze. As they make their escape, Odysseus reveals his true identity to the blinded giant, provoking Polyphemus to curse him, which leads to further troubles for Odysseus on his journey home.
The men can not escape because Polyphemus uses a huge boulder to block the entrance of the cave.