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Gets him drunk
Odysseus gets Polyphemus drunk on wine, so much so that Polyphemus falls into a deep sleep.
Pokes out his eye
When Polyphemus has fallen asleep, Odysseus and his men grab a large burning log, and wrap leather around the end. They thrust the burning log into the Cyclops Polyphemus' eye, at the same time pulling the leather around the log so that the flaming log burrows like a screw into his eye. This blinds Polyphemus and causes him to bleed profusely.
Makes him look like a fool
Odysseus earlier tricks Polyphemus by saying his name is No Man, or Nobody. After having his eye gouged, Polyphemus cries out for help saying "Nobody is hurting me!", making the other Cyclops laugh at Polyphemus' ridiculousness.
Taunts him
As Odysseus and his crew are escaping, Odysseus taunts Polyphemus, revealing his true name.
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What do Odysseus and his men do to Polyphemus the cyclops before the escape?
they poke out his eye.
What do Odysseus and his men find in a cave?
Odysseus and his men find the Cyclops Polyphemus in a cave. The Cyclops traps them inside and proceeds to eat some of the men before Odysseus devises a plan to blind Polyphemus and escape.
Why did Odysseus blind Polyphemus?
Odysseus blinded Polyphemus so that him and his men could escape.
Who escaped from the cave of the Cyclops?
Odysseus and 6 of his 12 men escape from the cyclops Polyphemus' cave.
What valueable trait does Odysseus to get away from the cyclops?
Odysseus used his intelligence and cunningness to outsmart the Cyclops, Polyphemus. By cleverly convincing Polyphemus that his name was "Nobody" and blinding him while he was drunk, Odysseus was able to escape from the Cyclops's cave.
Does the cyclops have a weakness?
In Greek mythology, the cyclops Polyphemus was blinded by Odysseus as a weakness. Polyphemus was a giant with a single eye in the middle of his forehead and he was outwitted by Odysseus by blinding him to escape from his cave.
What did Odysseus hide under to escape the cyclops?
Odysseus hides under Polyphemus' largest ram as it exits the cave.
What happens in the cave when Odysseus and his men get trapped with the cyclops?
The cyclops begins eating Odysseus men, two per sitting. Odysseus and his men make a plan to escape, and get the cyclops drunk. They then stab Polyphemus in the eye blinding him, before escaping underneath the sheep.
How Odysseus manages to escape death?
In The Cyclops, when he and his men are trapped in Polyphemus's cave, Odysseus stabs him in the eye to blind him. Once he is blinded he ties his men and himself to the Cyclops animals and when the Cyclops lets the animals outside they escape.
What valuable trait does Odysseus use to get away from the cyclops?
Odysseus uses his wiliness, cleverness, forethought, leadership, strength, mechanical aptitude, and improvisational skills to get away from the cyclops Polyphemus.
Who killed 72 of Odysseus' men in the oddessy?
In the Odyssey, the 72 men were killed by the Cyclops named Polyphemus. Odysseus and his crew became trapped in the Cyclops' cave, and to escape, they blinded Polyphemus. As a result, the enraged Cyclops killed some of Odysseus' men as they were leaving the island.
Short Odysseus and the cyclops story?
Odysseus and his crew went into the cyclop's cave. They drank his wine and ate his food. Then, they finally discovered that the cyclops (or Polyphemus) lived here. The cyclops was first angry, but Odysseus offered him some wine to lull him to sleep. Soon after, Polyphemus asked Odysseus what his name was and Odysseus replied that his name was "Nobody". After the cyclops had fallen asleep, Odysseus and his crew sharpened a large stick and jammed it into Polyphemus' eye. He started bumbling around blind and yelled out to his fellow cyclopes that Nobody had attacked him. The crew tied themselves to the belly of the sheep that were in the cave and made a narrow escape through Polyphemus' legs. Then, Polyphemus called to his father, Poseiden.
