Odysseus' men want to steal the cheese and run away on their ships.
The Cyclops was herding his sheep and cattle when Odysseus first enter the cave.
The Cyclops, Polyphemus, is inside the cave when Odysseus and his men enter.
Odysseus' men want to steal the cheese and run away on their ships.
Odysseus' men want to steal the cheese and run away on their ships.
If I remember right, Odysseus insists that the men go in there so that the Cyclops would give them 'guest-gifts' .
The Cyclops Polyphemus starts a conversation with Odysseus and his men, asking who they are, where they are from, and what they are doing in his cave.
In the cyclops cave
2 versions: Either, 1.) He did not think the Cyclops would try to eat him, and instead actually help him 2.) He did not know the cave belonged to a cyclops
Odysseus expects the cyclops to bear gifts to the travelers.
Odysseus was curious about the type of men the Cyclops were.
Odysseus and his men walked into the cave during the day.
Odysseus and his men wait in the cyclops cave, as Odysseus is curious as to who the cyclops is. As Polyphemus brings in his sheep, he spots the men in the cave.