A cave.
In the cyclops cave
Odysseus and 6 of his 12 men escape from the cyclops Polyphemus' cave.
The Cyclops was herding his sheep and cattle when Odysseus first enter the cave.
The cyclops (Polyphemus) has Odysseus and his men trapped in a cave. There is a large stone covering the entrance to the cave that is too big for Odysseus and his men to move. If he kills the cyclops, they will not be able to get out of the cave.
a cave.
a 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 was curious about the type of men the Cyclops were.
Odysseus and his men walked into the cave during the day.
Odysseus expects the cyclops to bear gifts to the travelers.
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.
Odysseus waited for the cyclops Polyphemus inside the cave with some of his crewmen.