Odysseus and his men venture on to an island of Cyclops'. While there, they 'meet' Polyphemus. a very grumpy cyclops. He captures and holds them in his cave. The crazy Polyphemus eats 2 of Odysseus' men! The smart man Odysseus, with the aide of his friends, hatches a plan. They discover a sharp, wooden stake and burn the end to make it even pointy-er. Next while Polyphemus is asleep the men cleverly STAB! his eye multiple times blinding him! AH!
Earlier, Polyphemus had asked Odysseus his name, he replied 'Noh body'.
Therefore when Polyphemus called out, the other Cyclops said 'who hurt you?'
Polyhemus yelled- 'Noh body! Noh body hurt me!'
Odysseus, that trickster!
To escape the men cling to the stomachs of Polyphemus' sheep, riding them on to their boats. The blind Polyphemus- none the wiser. Polyphemus' dad is Poseidon, so while Odysseus is escaping, Polyphemus prays to Poseidon, that Odysseus never gets home, and if he does, the journey will be long and hard and his home will not be the happy place it once was.
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