Polyphemus, the cyclops, had trapped Odysseus and his men in his cave, and was going to eat them. He had already killed and consumed four of Odysseus' men when Odysseus managed to get him drunk and put out his eye with a hot pointed stick.
Odysseus responded that his name was Noman. Later when Odysseus was escaping, the hurt cyclops told his friends that Noman was responsible and the other cyclops acknowledged that since no man had hurt him, it must have been done by the gods and they could do nothing to help him.
he cursed Polyphemus and told him his name; therefore letting Polyphemus (the cyclops) tell his dad, Poseidon, who hurt 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.
When the Cyclops asked his name, he said he was called "Nobody." Then he waited for it to get drunk and fall asleep, whereupon he stabbed its eye out. Then he and his men tied themselves to the undersides of sheep, so that when the cyclops let the sheep out of its cave, feeling for the humans, all it felt was the back of the sheep. When it had realised that Odysseus was gone, it screamed blue murder, and the other cyclops came to its aid, saying "who has hurt you so badly?" And the Cyclops relied, "Nobody has hurt me!"
Odysseus responded that his name was Noman. Later when Odysseus was escaping, the hurt cyclops told his friends that Noman was responsible and the other cyclops acknowledged that since no man had hurt him, it must have been done by the gods and they could do nothing to help him.
They poke him in his only eye and blind him.
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.
Odysseus blinds the cyclops with a sharpened spear. They escape by attaching themselves to the bottom of the sheep. The cyclops is feeling the ground but does not hurt the sheep because he loves them. So when the Cyclops feels the tops of the sheep, he lets them go, letting Odysseus and his men go in the process.
Odysseus believes that not being able to see would hurt the cyclops the worst. He does not want to kill the cyclops because then nobody would be able to roll away the huge stone blocking the cave entrance. He decides that they must blind the monster.
Odysseus refrains from stabbing the cyclops with his sword because he realizes that by blinding the cyclops instead, he ensures his escape since the monster is the only one who can move the boulder blocking the cave's entrance. Blinding the cyclops allows Odysseus and his men to hide under the sheep and trick the cyclops when he checks for intruders.
he cursed Polyphemus and told him his name; therefore letting Polyphemus (the cyclops) tell his dad, Poseidon, who hurt 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.
When the Cyclops asked his name, he said he was called "Nobody." Then he waited for it to get drunk and fall asleep, whereupon he stabbed its eye out. Then he and his men tied themselves to the undersides of sheep, so that when the cyclops let the sheep out of its cave, feeling for the humans, all it felt was the back of the sheep. When it had realised that Odysseus was gone, it screamed blue murder, and the other cyclops came to its aid, saying "who has hurt you so badly?" And the Cyclops relied, "Nobody has hurt me!"