Cyclops

tucked up under his shaggy belly, there I hung, face upward, both hands locked in his marvelous deep fleece, clinging for dear life...desperate, waiting for Dawn's first light”(225.483-487). Odysseus’ quick witted idea for escaping Polyphemus, (the Cyclops) cave, was not only strategic but showed how his cleverness spared not only himself and his men from sudden death. In The Odyssey, though his guile is used in a manner that can be seen as inappropriate, a majority of his clever decisions stem…

ancient storyteller Homer, A man is trying to return home to Ithaca from fighting a ten year long war. In book 9 of The Odyssey, Odysseus’ character is one of a complex characters that has developed over the course of his encounter with the monster cyclops Polyphemus to advance the plot of his epic story. Odysseus was on a journey, he was searching for his home Ithaca. Odysseus stumbles upon an island not him nor his men know where they were. On their journey they spot a big cave filled…

Odysseus’ travel from the war torn ruins of Troy to his suitor-filled home in Ithaca contains much excitement, danger, and majesty. Homer’s hero, Odysseus, has many adventures in his journey home ranging from battling the Cicones, to tricking a Cyclops, to being imprisoned by a sea-nymph for seven years. He is constantly moving from the known world to the mythical world which makes his journey even more dangerous. He goes through extreme hardship in the sole hope of returning home to see his son…

smart without having a plan Odysseus thinks of something off his head. Example is “chopped three section pole smoothed it out at bear to the rust and grind that spike in cyclops eye when he was in a deep sleep.” So he came up with a very fast thought without planning it out at all. So Odysseus went with it and pocked out the cyclops eye to make him blind and a way for them to get out fast. That is one way he is smart because he thought of something really fast so he could get all of his crew…

great storm” (Book 7). Even if Neptune was not responsible for the storm, surviving a storm at sea is still a great feat for a common man. Neptune was angry at Odysseus for slaying the “Cyclopes and the savage giants” (Book 7). No evidence of any cyclops or giant exists, but the actual event the writing is based off could have happened. Odysseus may have fought at this island, but Homer exaggerates the situation to further show a sense of masculinity and strength. Winning a fight may earn…

The Odyssey: How Book 9 really happened Oh, silly Odysseus. Bragging, and Bragging about how he defeated the primitive Cyclops Polyphemus. Well, that isn’t fair, to hear only one side of the story. This is how it really happened. We, the Cyclopes, are known to be peaceful, unlike the barbaric men. They go to war, and don’t even trust themselves. They need laws, and rules. Bah! They wouldn’t need laws if they were naturally kind, but they go to wars, and they last for years. A woman, that is what…

After Odysseus and his crew outsmarted the Cyclops Polyphemus Odysseus inquires, “Cyclops, if ever mortal man inquire how you were put to shame and blinded, tell him Odysseus, raider of cities, took your eye: Laertes’ son, whose home’s on Ithaca!(Homer 1222). Odysseus has done wrong of the Cyclops who has bigger and greater power than he does. Odysseus was boastful and took claim on Polyphemus’s eye. Polyphemus then prayed…

proves that he can be clever in difficult situations. You have to wonder how he manages to get him and usually his crew out of sticky situations again and again. His intelligence plays a huge role in saving himself. An example is when he tells the cyclops “Nohbody, Nohbody’s tricked me, Nohbody’s ruined me! (Homer, The Odyssey 12, 443) This way, when the monster cries for help, his friends will only be confused and think everything is fine. Also when the leader and his crew sail pass the sirens,…

“Odysseus! We’ve been sailing for days, we must find a place to stay!” “Intruders!” Polyphemus said, “how dare they come onto my island! I must gather my foot power to stomp on these fools who decided to bare their scrawny human bodies onto my island! Brother Sam! I command you to stay on the lookout for any other people who dare to step foot onto my island.” Polyphemus wandered through the bright green trees; each one springing at least 60 feet high. He got to his home filled with everything…

explore boldly. After being on the island for some time, Odysseus uses his wits and cleverness to help him and his men escape. Odysseus and his men hang on the underside of Polyphemus’s sheep as they go out to graze which allows them to escape from the cyclops’ cave unnoticed. Odysseus demonstrates true bravery by his action on the island of Aeaea. After his shipmates have been turned into swine, Odysseus boldly ventures out alone to rescue them from the witch goddess Circes. In addition to his…