Polyphemus

and a handful of his men to search the land, walking around the\y came across a cave with many sheep them the men was starving so they ate some of the sheep flesh not knowing that its was the home to the Polyphemus cyclops and that the land was the home to the gigantic cyclops. When Polyphemus came back to his cave & put a rock near the door so Odysseus and his men ran to the entrance to get out but they was alarmed when they saw that their was a cyclops blocking the entrance the cyclops was…

them out of that situation. As Polyphemus asks Odysseus for his name, he quickly responds with,”nobody-that’s my name”(9.410). This simple change of the names sets up his whole plan to get out of the cave. Once he blinds the cyclops, Polyphemus screams out nobody has hurt me, nobody has ruined me! As Odysseus is thinking ahead he discovers how to get the cyclops to move the boulder to let them out. Odysseus remarks,”here, cyclops, try this wine”(9.388). What Polyphemus doesn’t know is that this…

true hero that are characterized by Odysseus. One of those characteristics is being able to execute plans with a cunning ability. The first example of this is when he got stuck in Polyphemus’s cave. Odysseus and his men plan to escape by getting Polyphemus drunk and blind. The next morning, they leave by hanging underneath the bellies of the Cyclop’s sheep. He is also overjoyed about his cunning execution of the escape as reflected in the quote “ And I was filled with laughter to see how like a…

When Odysseus and his men come to a land bearing Cyclopes, they encounter Polyphemus, a Cyclops who proves to be a threat to the band of men. It is through his craft (plus the help of his men) that Odysseus is able to conquer Polyphemus. First, he crafts a stake out of supplies in the cave he and his men are trapped in. He then gives Polyphemus a drink of wine in order to knock him out. While he is unconscious, Odysseus’ men help him drive the stake into tsis…

I walked into the courtroom with everyone’s eyes fixed on me. I turned to the left and sat down by polyphemus. Soft murmurs traveled through the room. I looked over at the defendant,odysseus, and gave him and his lawyer dwight a dirty, confident look. Apparently the whole room saw the look and murmurs got louder. In a hurry, the judge yelled, “Quiet” and slammed his gavel down on the hard wood podium. The room gave out a soft echo. Everyone shut their lips immediately. The judge, with a strong…

he takes much more than he and his men needed, intending to take everything, from Polyphemus. Furthermore, he stays to see Polyphemus, expecting a warm welcome. He does this, even as they are stealing from him and intruding on his property. When Polyphemus returned home, he was furious and attacked Odysseus and his men, which was completely justified as they were intruders. Without attempting to befriend Polyphemus and convincing him to release them, Odysseus proceeds to trick him and stab…

leader; however Odysseus is also human and therefore, has one major weakness, his curiosity. During their journey, Odysseus and his men come across a cave and decide to enter it, helping themselves to food and drink. After a time, a Cyclops named Polyphemus returned to the cave to see the men stealing his food. Outraged,…

Odysseus and his crew land on the island of Polyphemus unnecessarily, then seek out Polyphemus to demand hospitality and goods. Odysseus says, “I wanted to see him, and see/if he would give me the gift of hospitality” (9.219-220). Odysseus’ ignorance and lack of regard for others’ personal boundaries lead him and his crew to be captured by Polyphemus, they escape by blinding Polyphemus with a hot stake. As they are departing, Odysseus mocks Polyphemus and discloses his name. The Greeks analyze…

episode. Poseidon’s son, Polyphemus, a colossal one-eyed Cyclops, traps Odysseus and his men after they are caught eating the monster’s cheese. Polyphemus traps them in his cave by blocking the only entrance with a massive rock slab. His men tried desperately to move the gigantic rock, but they failed to succeed. They give Polyphemus a abundant amount of wine to make him drowsy. When the Cyclops fell into a deep slumber, Odysseus intelligently decides to stab Polyphemus in the eye, instead of…

The giant one-eyed Cyclops returned with his sheep. His name was Polyphemus, and he was the son of Poseidon. He was very upset that Odysseus and his men ate his food. So he killed two of Odysseus’ men and ate them. They were trapped because Polyphemus put a huge boulder to block the entrance of the cave. The next night Odysseus gets Polyphemus drunk and when Polyphemus falls asleep he pokes his eye out with a fiery stick. Polyphemus begs the other Cyclops to help him, but Odysseus told him his…