Through Odysseus words he shows his mental strength.For instance Odysseus says “‘Cyclops, try some wine”(Od. 10 pg.289).Odysseus had the cyclops have some wine so he would be drunk and then he would be able to kill the cyclops.By yelling that nobody had stabbed him the other cyclopses were confussed.
Through Odysseus physical strength he shows his bravery. Odysseus acted in a way where what happened was “...we bored that great eye socket while blood ran out around the red-hot-bar. Eyelid and lash were seared; the pierced ball”(od.10 pg.290). His bravery is shown on how he was able to actually stab the cyclop in the