The primary reason why Odysseus does not sail directly home to Ithica following the Trojan War is due
to the fact that he provokes the wrath of Poseidon and Helios
. On Odysseus’s journey home, he and his crew land on an island inhabited by giant uncivilized cyclopses.
Why does Odysseus refuse to leave the Cyclops cave when his men suggest taking off with the cheese and lambs?
They leave, and Polyphemus, in his pain and anger, rolls the stone away. Odysseus and his men escape by
clinging to the bottom of sheep
, so that the blinded Cyclops cannot feel them as they depart, only the wool backs of his own livestock.
Why does Odysseus not leave the men on the ship?
The primary reason why Odysseus does not sail directly home to Ithica following the Trojan War is due
to the fact that he provokes the wrath of Poseidon and Helios
. On Odysseus’s journey home, he and his crew land on an island inhabited by giant uncivilized cyclopses.
Why don t the men leave when Cyclops leaves for the day?
Why don’t the men escape during the day? Because
the cyclops’ door is too heavy for all the men to move, they are trapped
.
Why does Odysseus not leave the Cyclops island by just taking resources that he saw in the cave before the Cyclops returns?
He refuses to listen to his men and flee before the Cyclops returns
because he had a deep desire to see the Cyclops
, which overrode his common sense Odysseus’s pride and curiosity get the best of him in this situation. Odysseus exhibits significant immaturity in this part of the story.
Who kept Odysseus on island for 7 years?
In Homer’s Odyssey,
Calypso
attempts to keep the fabled Greek hero Odysseus on her island to make him her immortal husband. According to Homer, Calypso kept Odysseus prisoner at Ogygia for seven years. Calypso enchants Odysseus with her singing as she moves to and fro, weaving on her loom with a golden shuttle.
Why does Zeus punish Odysseus and his crew?
Eurylochus persuades the other crew members to disobey Odysseus and slaughter the cattle of the Sun. They do so one afternoon as
Odysseus sleeps
; when the Sun finds out, he asks Zeus to punish Odysseus and his men. … Odysseus survives on a raft and floats on the sea for until he reaches Ogygia.
Why doesn’t Odysseus take his men’s advice and steal from the Cyclops before he comes home?
Odysseus had a deep desire to see the Cyclops
, which overrode his common sense. Odysseus’ pride and curiosity get the best of him in this situation. He wants to meet this lawless and primitive Cyclops, Polyphemus, and have the honor of claiming a guest-gift from him.
What does the Cyclops ask for in his prayer to Poseidon?
After Odysseus and his men trick and then blind the Cyclops Polyphemus, he prays to his father, Poseidon, the god of the sea and earthquakes, and asks him
to put a curse on Odysseus and his men
.
Why does Odysseus stay in the cave after his men beg him to leave?
Even though his men want him to take some food and leave as soon as possible, Odysseus wants to stay in Polyphemus’s cave because he hopes “[he] might see [the cave’s owner] and
[this owner] might offer [Odysseus] gifts
.” Odysseus might expect such gifts from an obviously wealthy host because of the ancient Greek ideas …
What does the Cyclops say to the Ram as he is patting it why are his words ironic?
What is ironic about Polyphemus’s (the Cyclops) words when he speaks to his ram? …
Polyphemus says be nice to my father Posidion and odysseus says if i could kill you, i would. He believes that the gods would help normal peoples lives
.
Does Odysseus cheat on Penelope?
When Odysseus left Ithaca for the Trojan war he was married to Penelope. After that Odysseus traveled to Calypso’s island. Not only did he
cheat with Calypso
in addition to Circe, but he stayed on her island for seven years until Zeus ordered her to release him.
Why does Penelope feel the need to test Odysseus even though he has abandoned his disguise?
She wants to move her bed and his response is that it is rooted to the ground so he can’t move it. Why does Penelope feel the need to test Odysseus even though he has abandoned his disguise?
Because she wants to make sure it wasn’t a prank the gods were playing on her and she couldn’t trust the men
.
What motivates Odysseus to reveal his name and put his name in more danger?
What motivates Odysseus to reveal his true name to the Cyclops distrust and pride fear and anger weakness and fear pride and anger?
He yelled to the Cyclops that if ever a mortal asked him who blinded him, he could answer that it was Odysseus
.
What does the Cyclops do to two of Odysseus men?
On finding Odysseus and his men in the cave, the Cyclops became enraged, grabbed two of the men,
smashed their heads against the rocks, ate them, and fell asleep
. Odysseus dared do nothing to the Cyclops, since only the Cyclops was strong enough to move the stone away from the mouth of the cave.
What happens to the Cyclops after he drinks 3 bowls?
What happens to the Cyclops after he drinks 3 bowls?
they hid under the Cyclops’s lambs. They got out from under them after the Cyclops let out the lambs.
