Odysseus did not have the ability to kill Polyphemus. He and his men waited until the giant cyclops fell asleep and drove a wooden stake through the softest spot on Polyphemus, his eye.
Odysseus decides not to kill Polyphemus immediately because he knows that only Polyphemus can remove the boulder blocking the cave's entrance, needed for their escape. If he killed Polyphemus while he was asleep, they would be trapped inside the cave. Odysseus chooses to bide his time and come up with a plan to outsmart Polyphemus instead.
Odysseus did not kill Polyphemus outright, because then he and his men would be trapped in the cave, blocked by the large boulder at the entrance of the cave.
Blinding Polyphemus allows Odysseus and his men to escape from the cave without being detected by Polyphemus. Killing him would have likely alerted the other Cyclopes and made their escape more difficult. Additionally, blinding him adds an extra layer of humiliation and revenge for the harm Polyphemus inflicted on Odysseus and his crew.
Odysseus tells Polyphemus that his name is "Nobody" when asked for his name. This allows Odysseus to trick Polyphemus when he later blinds him and Polyphemus calls for help, claiming that "Nobody" is attacking him.
Polyphemus responds to Odysseus with anger and violence after Odysseus blinds him. He curses Odysseus and his men, calling for vengeance from his father Poseidon. Polyphemus then blocks the exit of the cave, trapping Odysseus and his crew inside.
yes polyphemus was mad odysseus and stabed him with a carving nife :)
Odysseus and his men blinded Polyphemus, but did not kill him.
Odysseus did not kill the cyclops Polyphemus.
The Greek myths have no chronology. Odysseus did not kill the cyclops Polyphemus.
Odysseus and his men blinded Polyphemus, but did not kill him. Odysseus and his men got Polyphemus (the cyclops) drunk on wine and while he was asleep they blinded him by poking him in the eye with a stick and then escaped by holding on underneath the sheep when he let them out of the cave to graze.
No he does not kill the cyclops (Polyphemus) he merely blinds him in his only eye
Odysseus did not kill the cyclops. Polyphemus, Poseidon's one eyed son, was blinded by Odysseus and his men in "The Odyssey" by Homer, Part 1.
Odysseus decides not to kill Polyphemus immediately because he knows that only Polyphemus can remove the boulder blocking the cave's entrance, needed for their escape. If he killed Polyphemus while he was asleep, they would be trapped inside the cave. Odysseus chooses to bide his time and come up with a plan to outsmart Polyphemus instead.
Odysseus did not kill Polyphemus outright, because then he and his men would be trapped in the cave, blocked by the large boulder at the entrance of the cave.
Polyphemus was the son of Poseidon, who hated Odysseus.
No. Polyphemus and Odysseus become mortal enemies.
Polyphemus hadn't known that it was Odysseus in his house. Odysseus had lied and told Polyphemus (the cyclops) that his name was Nobody. Odysseus and his crew had also blinded Polyphemus.