The Odyssey: Odysseus and the Cyclops
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- The Odyssey Book IX: Odysseus and the Cyclops
- By: Piper McKerlie
- Phaeacian Palace
- ... And then we ended up on the land of the Lotus-Eaters. And finally after sailing through another stormy night we reached the island of the Cyclops.
- Odysseus tells the Phaeacians about his wanderings from Troy.
- Cyclops?!
- Odysseus and his troops came across an uninhibited island just off the mainland filled with herds of wild goats.
- The Cyclops are a rough, uncivilized, and immoral one-eyed race who dwell in the caverns of mountains. They do nothing to cultivate their land or society as they have complete faith in the gods.
- Land of the Cyclops
- Feast on wine and meat men! And take nine sheep per ship.
- I will travel with my ship and its men to the mainland to discover if these Cyclops are savage and violent, or hospitable to strangers. The rest of you wait here.
- Baaahhh!
- Polyphemos' Cave
- There is no sign of the Cyclops here- he must be herding sheep. I must wait and see if he will give me presents!
- Odysseus, I think we should just take some cheeses and sheep now and then get out of here quickly!
- Strangers who are you? Where do you come from?
- Polyphemos the Cyclops, son of Poseidon, returns back to his cave and heaves in place a huge door stop blocking the exit to the cave.
- We are the Achaians coming from Troy. We've lost our way but Zeus willed us here. As strangers and guests we are hoping for gifts.
- Polyphemos became hostile and savagely devoured two of Odysseus' men, spilling blood and brains all over the floor. He kept Odysseus and his men prisoner to eat later.
- I could kill the Cyclops so easily right now, but then we will all die in here because he is the only one strong enough to move the boulder.
- The next morning Polyphemos prepared two more men for dinner and then led his flock out of the cave, quickly replacing the boulder behind him.
- Meanwhile...
- The Cyclops needs to be punished!
- Odysseus looked to Athene for guidance when he noticed a large piece of olive wood that Polyphemos had in the cave.
- Odysseus and four of his men hoisted the olive wood into the fire to harden the tip so that they could stab Polyphemos in the eye while he slept.
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