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At first the Cyclops, Polyphemus, believes that the person who blinded him is named "Nobody" because that is what Odysseus told him. Once Odysseus is on a boat fleeing the island he yells back and tells Polyphemus that it was he who blinded him. Angered and shocked once more, Polyphemus tries to hit them with a giant rock but misses and calls for help from his father, Poseidon, making Odysseus a sworn enemy to him.
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What does Odysseus do to the cyclops?
Odysseus blind the Cyclops. The way he does this, is that he had seen some large logs burning in the cave. So, Odysseus and his crew had managed to lift up one of the logs and shove the burning end of the log into the eye of the Cyclops, which does NOT kill him, but does blind him.
Why did odysseus blind the cyclops?
He had to persuade them to leave away. (He named himself "NOBODY" and thrust a stick into the fire and then to the giant's eye. When the others asked him whats wrong, he told that NOBODY carried out it. This caused the others to leave in disgust.)
How does a cyclops eat and move?
Much like mortals, except they only had the one eye at the enter of their brow so to be blind in the one eye was a very bad thing.
What was Odysseus' dog's name?
Odysseus' dog was named Argos or Argus.Argos recognized his master by smell, twenty years after Odysseus had left for the Trojan war.
Was blind Boone blind when he was born?
NO he wasn't born blind.
What does Odysseus do the the cyclops?
Odysseus blind the Cyclops. The way he does this, is that he had seen some large logs burning in the cave. So, Odysseus and his crew had managed to lift up one of the logs and shove the burning end of the log into the eye of the Cyclops, which does NOT kill him, but does blind him.
What does Odysseus do to the cyclops?
Odysseus blind the Cyclops. The way he does this, is that he had seen some large logs burning in the cave. So, Odysseus and his crew had managed to lift up one of the logs and shove the burning end of the log into the eye of the Cyclops, which does NOT kill him, but does blind him.
Who foretells that Odysseus will blind the Cyclops?
Telemus, son of Eurymus, foretold to Polyphemus that Odysseus would one day blind him.
How long did Odysseus stay on the cyclops island?
Odysseus and his men stayed on the Cyclops' island for a total of about one month. They were initially trapped in the cave of Polyphemus, the Cyclops, after he captured them. After devising a clever escape plan, they managed to blind Polyphemus and flee, but their stay was marked by significant challenges and delays before they could leave the island.
How do Odysseus and his men hurt the Cyclops?
They poke him in his only eye and blind him.
What does Odysseus use as a weapon against the Cyclops?
Odysseus uses a sharpened stake, referred to as a "staff" or "pole," to blind the Cyclops Polyphemus. He first gets the Cyclops drunk on wine and then drives the stake into Polyphemus's single eye while he sleeps, rendering him blind. This clever tactic allows Odysseus and his men to escape from the Cyclops' cave afterward.
How did Odysseus and his men blind the cyclops?
Odysseus blinds the cyclopes by putting a giant stick in his one eye.
What does Odysseus do after he escapes the Cyclops cave?
They all run to their ship and sail away. Odysseus can't help mocking the now blind Cyclops and they get a few boulders thrown at them for his pride.
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.
Why does Odysseus blind cyclops rather than kill him?
Odysseus blinds the cyclops rather than kills him because he needs the cyclops to move the stone slab blocking the doorway, because it is too heavy to move himself.
Were cyclops blind?
No, they had one eye. Odysseus and his men ran a pole into the only eye of Polyphemus, so he went blind.
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.
