A large boulder blocked the door of the cyclops Polyphemus' cave. The boulder was too large to be moved by 22 strong 4-wheeled wagons.
Later, Polyphemus removes the borders, but blocks the entrance with his cyclops hands.
so they could excape the cave. because only the cyclops could open the door.
In the Odyssey: The cyclops says nothing, but flings a huge load of firewood onto the floor. He drives most of the sheep into the cave and closes the door.
Because if they did it would kill him and they wouldn't be able to get out of the cyclops's cave because of an enormous stone blocking the way of the entrance.
In the Odyssey: The door to Polyphemus' cave weighed more than 22 strong 4-wheeled wagons could move. It is a massive boulder.
In the cyclops cave
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.
so they could excape the cave. because only the cyclops could open the door.
Blinding the Cyclops instead of killing him was a strategic move by Odysseus to escape the cave, as he needed the Cyclops to move the boulder blocking the entrance. Killing the Cyclops would have left them trapped inside the cave. Additionally, blinding the Cyclops allowed Odysseus to exact revenge for his men without facing immediate retaliation.
In the Odyssey: The cyclops says nothing, but flings a huge load of firewood onto the floor. He drives most of the sheep into the cave and closes the door.
Because if they did it would kill him and they wouldn't be able to get out of the cyclops's cave because of an enormous stone blocking the way of the entrance.
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.
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.
In the Odyssey: The door to Polyphemus' cave weighed more than 22 strong 4-wheeled wagons could move. It is a massive boulder.
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 doesn't kill Polyphemus (the Cyclops) because he would not be able to move the large boulder blocking the exit from the cave if he killed him. He knows that by keeping Polyphemus alive, he can use his strength to move the boulder when the time is right for escape.
In the cyclops cave
A cave.