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How Does Odysseus A Result Of Leaving The Cyclops By Homer

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The Odyssey is one of the most famous epic poems of all time. Written by the Greek poet Homer. Odysseus demonstrates his wit and intelligence on many occasions. From his clever escape from the Cyclops to his great thinking when visiting the Laistrygonians. Odysseus is a master strategist who always manages to stay one step ahead of his enemies. Even when you think things are going to turn out badly. In Chapter 5 “The Cyclops” Odysseus and his men come across the Cyclops and their Island. Odysseus thinks they will show their hospitality like the other islands he encountered before the cyclops. When they get to the land they see a cave-like area with a massive opening and giant footsteps and they start to wonder who lives here. As they keep going forward they come across the home of one of the cyclops named Polyphemus. Polyphemus asks why he and his men are here and how many more there are. Odysseus makes a smart move just in case of an emergency and says “Our ship was broken up on the rocks, I replied, thinking quickly. “We are the only survivors.” He says this just in case something goes wrong the cyclops would think that Odyyseus has nowhere …show more content…

But as they escaped the island and started to leave he said, “Now I want you to know that it wasn't Noman who blinded you but Odysseus, son of Laertes, the destroyer of Troy.” “Hear me, my father, Poseidon the earthshaker, and grant your son his heartfelt prayer. May Odysseus never see his home again; however, if he's fated to return, make sure that his journey’s long and miserable, that all his companions die, and that his is a bitter homecoming.” What the cyclops said did happen because he was the son of Poseidon and because Oddyseus made him never to see again. Poseidon made Odysseus' journey home take an extra 10 years. Chapter

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