Odysseus and the Cyclops (Greek, from The Odyssey, by Homer) Hero Story After 10 years of fighting against Troy, Odysseus, one of the victorious Greek l. ders known for his cleverness, sailed for …

Nay, be persuaded by me, Cyclops; forego thy ravenous greed and choose piety rather than wickedness; for on many a man ere now unrighteous gains have brought down retribution.

Sep 26, 2007 · In this adventure, Odysseus describes his encounter with the Cyclops named Polyphemus, Poseidon’s one-eyed monster son. Polyphemus may represent the brute forces that …

In this excerpt, Odysseus describes what happened after he and his crew landed on an unknown island and encountered one-eyed creatures called Cyclops. I started with twelve men, the crew of my own …

And that someone was no ordinary man but a Cyclops: a giant dressed in sheepskin, with a single, huge, round eye, right in the middle of his forehead. His name was Polyphemus and he was the son...

__ 6. What heroic qualities does Odysseus reveal as he plots against the Cyclops, lines 271-284? __ 7. What plan do you think Odysseus had in mind by offering the Cyclops the wine? __ 8. Write a …

We cried aloud, lifting our hands to Zeus, powerless, looking on at this, appalled; but Cyclops went on filling up his belly with manflesh and great gulps of whey, then lay down like a mast among his sheep.