where Odysseus and a few of his men are trapped in Polyphemus’‚ a cyclopes‚ cave and Odysseus devises a cunning plan to help them escape. He gives Polyphemus all the liquor he has to get him drunk and tells Polyphemus that his name is Nohbdy so when Odysseus stabs his eye out and Polyphemus calls for help‚ he ends up saying “Nohbdy‚ Nohbdy’s tricked me‚ Nohbdy’s ruined me!” (9.44). Therefore‚ his fellow cyclopes go home thinking that Polyphemus is just crazy. Another part of his escape plan from
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Telemachus and Odysseus. Paragraph 2 This paragraph deals with two passages both of which can be found in Book Nine‚ lines 404-414 and lines 529-536. In the first passage Odysseus shows his sharp wits by naming himself “Nobody” in which the Polyphemus believes him. Not only does Odysseus have the smarts to get the Cyclops drunk first‚ he understands that outsmarting the enemy leads to victory regardless of being physically strong. This shows Odysseus’ hero like qualities in that he is able
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He is the son of Poseidon. * POSEIDON - He is the younger brother of Zeus and god of the sea and earthquakes. Poseidon bears Odysseus a grudge because he blinded his son Polyphemus. Because Odysseus has to travel home by ship‚ he is at the mercy of this god’s wrath. Despite the obstacles he puts in Odysseus’ path‚ he overcomes all these challenges and in doing so‚ Odysseus becomes a favorite of the other gods‚ and therefore
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Ms. Cheney Period 5 24 October 2012 The Odyssey Questions Books 9 - 12 Book 9 1. Odysseus and his crew arrive at the land of the Lotus-eaters‚ "people who eat the lotus‚ mellow fruit and flower." (Page 214‚ Line 96). He sends ahead three men to scout out the people who live there and send a message back. The scouts soon start mingling with the natives‚ the Lotus-eaters‚ who have no notion of killing the men. Rather‚ the Lotus-eaters feed them the lotus‚ the honey-sweet fruit‚ that causes all
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them to encounter a giant called Polyphemus. Polyphemus is also known as a Cyclops‚ and he was a cannibal. The Cyclops held Odysseus and his men captive in a cave for a few weeks. In this time Polyphemus ate more than half of Odysseus’s army. Odysseus with his cleverness developed a plan to escape. Odysseus and his army executed the plan that was to give Polyphemus some wine‚ causing him to become unsteady. This would then allow Odysseus’s army to stab Polyphemus in
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God’s traditions were disobeyed‚ a series of bad events usually occurred. After the God’s traditions were followed‚ a series of positive events usually occurred. There were multiple examples of this in the epic poem The Odyssey. The suitors and Polyphemus have extremely bad luck after dishonoring the God’s traditions‚ whereas Penelope honors the God’s and demonstrates how good hospitality is rewarded. To begin‚ at the start of the epic poem‚ the suitors respond greatly to the hospitality
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Many cultures around the world have their own myths‚ beliefs‚ and stories. One of the more notable civilizations known for this was the land of Ancient Greece. Though the Greeks have countless amounts of action-packed tales‚ “The Odyssey” told by Homer is an epic poem which shows the struggles of the hero returning home from the violent Trojan War. Most Greek heroes were shown to be righteous‚ pure‚ and gave the effect that they could do nothing wrong. In this epic‚ Odysseus is portrayed as more
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that can be learned. it’s shown that people may have offered hospitality initially‚ in fear/honor of Zeus or just in pure kindness. You can see this in action when Odysseus visits Phaeacia‚ ( Books 6 and 8 pages 73- 89)‚ when Odysseus is stuck in Polyphemus’ cave (Book 9 pages 95-107)‚ and finally when Odysseus gets home and encounters the Suitors. (Books 17- 22 pages 174-230). Today in our American culture‚ few people offer hospitality probably because there’s no one forcing them to‚ people offer
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enemies‚ demonstrates that he learns to control his hubris by the conclusion of the epic. During one of Odysseus’ first conflicts‚ he taunts the monster he has defeated and thus is cursed to have a miserable journey home. After blinding the Cyclops Polyphemus‚ Odysseus’ escape is imminent. However‚ in lines 478 to 481‚ he states‚
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his men quickly begin devouring the sheep until the Cyclops named Polyphemus returns and lock the men inside the cave. Polyphemus proceeds to eat several crew members that were trapped in the cave. Devising a master plan‚ Odysseus gave Polyphemus a barrel of unaltered wine that got him completely drunk. The drunken Polyphemus then asked Odysseus his name‚ replying “Nobody” the giant took this name and fell asleep. While Polyphemus was sleep the men took the hardened spear and rammed it into the
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