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Where do the Cyclopes dwell from the book the odyssey?

in the caves


How do you use cyclopes in a sentence?

In Homers Odyssey, Odysseus encountered many obstacles such as the one eyed cyclopes.


Who was the father of the cyclopes?

According to Greek Mythology, as explained in Homer's Epic, The Odyssey, the father of the Cyclopes was POSEIDON, God of the Sea/Ocean.


How does Odysseus show cleverness in The Odyssey?

in the odyssey, odysseus show cleverness in many ways. He show cleverness when on the island with the cyclopes. With the cyclopes killing his men odyssues must fin a way to keep most of his men alive. So he gets the cyclopes drunk with wine and telling him he is nohbody. then when the cyclopes falls asleep odysseus staps the cyclopes in the eye. When he escapes the cyclpose he makes him look stupid making the cyclopes scream "nohbody did this Nohbody did this!"


What is polyphemus roman name?

In Greek mythology, Polyphemus is one of the Cyclopes, mentioned in Odyssey. There is another Polyphemus in Greek mythology, a Lapith who fought the Centaurs.


What does Odysseus tell cyclopes what his name is?

He told the cyclopes that his name was "Noman".


What is the summary of cyclops in the odyssey?

odysseys is on his way back from the Trojan war were he ends up on the island of the cyclopes.


Why weren't there other cyclopes on Polyphemus's island in The Sea of Monsters?

Odysseus tricked Polythemus by telling him that his name was "Nohbdy." When Polythemus shouted for help, he yelled "Help, NOHBDY has blinded me." When the other cyclopes heard that NOBODY had hurt him, they laughed and went back to their own business.


What is the cyclopes's roman name?

The Roman name for Cyclopes (Singular: Cyclops) would be: Race of the one eyed giants.


Who were the Greek cyclopes?

In Greek mythology, the Cyclopes were one-eyed giants known for their incredible strength and craftsmanship. They are often associated with the forging of thunderbolts for Zeus and other weapons for the gods. There are two main groups of Cyclopes: the primordial Cyclopes, who were the offspring of Uranus and Gaia, and the later Cyclopes, like Polyphemus, who featured in Homer's "Odyssey." They symbolize both the raw power of nature and the creative force of skilled artisanship.


Why did Odysseus go to visit the cyclops?

They had been driven by storm to an island near the land of the cyclopes. The next morning Odysseus decided to see what land that was. Nobody knew about the cyclopes. To understand the Odyssey I recommend you read it.


Was the cyclops an Olympian?

No. The original 3 Cyclopes were sons of Kronos and Rhea, and the one from the Odyssey was a son of Poseidon. They were immortal, but they were not gods.