Cyclops vs Odysseus
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- I must know more about these creatures!
- Who are you and where are you from?
- After Odysseus and his men spend two nights on a deserted island near the land of the Cyclopes, Odysseus becomes curious about the creatures in the mainland. His spirit of inquiry overcoming him, he sails to the island, arriving on one ship with a crew of men.
- The Cyclops catches a glance of Odysseus and his men in his cave and begins to question them
- The Cyclops picks up two of Odysseus's men in his hands and eats them whole, causing Odysseus to fear for his life. As he ponders about an escape plan, he notices that a heavy boulder covers the opening. Therefore, Odysseus and his remaining men have no choice but to spend the night in the cave with this gruesome monster.
- Tell him that I, Odysseus, blinded you!
- After Odysseus's men craft him a spike that he dips into the Cyclops's fire, he offers the Cyclops wine. When the Cyclops becomes drunk, Odysseus stabs the giant's eye, blinding him.
- Odysseus ties his men to the bellies of the Cyclops's sheep. Then, he wraps his body around the bottom of the largest ram. They wait until morning when the sheep get released from the cave to graze.
- As the ram Odysseus is under walks out of the cave, the Cyclops talks about how he plans to kill Odysseus. However, the ram eventually walks farther, allowing Odysseus to get off and untie his men from the sheep. As Odysseus and his men are sailing away, Odysseus screams to the Cyclops and reveals his true identity.
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