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Summary:  (Shade)
====This chapter is basically Odysseus telling the story of how he blinded the Cyclops. It thoroughly explains how he and his men were blown off course by Zeus and found themselves on the island of the Cyclopses. Odysseus describes in excruciating detail how he and his men had blinded the Cyclops and escaped his cave with "fruits of war" (valuables from the creature's cave that could be used for a feast).====

Major Themes: (Bella)
pg. 110, loyalty= If I escape the evil day, I may always be your friend, though my home is far from here. pg. 111, loyalty=Calypso detained me in her palace, but never for a moment did they win my heart. pg. 112, hospitality= The Lotus eaters gave us some lotus to eat. pg. 114, hospitality= The nymphs set the mountain goats on the move to ensure Odysseus' companions a meal. pg. 117, hospitality= They ask Zeus for hospitality. pg. 118, homeric hero= Odysseus was thinking of stabbing the Cyclopse in the breast. pg. 119, 360-370 homeric hero= Odysseus tells Cyclopse that his name is Nobody. Cyclopse then tells the other cyclopses that "Nobody is killing him" pg. 120, homeric hero= They blind the Cyclopse using a wooden stake. pg. 122, homeric hero= Odysseus has the courage to shout back at Cyclopse. pg. 123, homeric hero= Odysseus commands his crew to row away. pg. 124, loyalty= odysseus makes a sacrifice to Zeus.

Locations Traveled: (Sukie) 
Odysseus tells Alcinous about his wanderings. He goes from Troy to Ismarus/Cicones. When he was rounding Malea, a huge storm came and took him to the land of lotus eaters. Near the cyclops island, there is a goat island that they stop at. Then they went to the land of the cyclops. Finally he reached his island.

Study Guide Questions:
What is the first thing that Odysseus reveals to Alcinous? (Grace)

The sorry tale of his wanderings.

What happened on Ismarus? (Grace) The men are carried away by greed, and they stay until the Cicones turns on them and attacks. Odysseus and his crew finally escape, losing six men per ship. Zeus sends a storm and it sweeps them along for nine days before bringing them to the land of the lotus-eaters.

What happens if you eat the lotus fruit? (Grace) You lose all thoughts of home and long for nothing else than to stay there eating more fruit.



What lives on the island next to the Cyclopes? (Grace) A cave filled with sheep, crates of milk, and cheese.

What does the Cyclops do when he enters the cave? (Sarah S) The cyclopse comes in and dosnt see Odysseus right away so he goes about his buisness and gets ready for supper. Then he lights the fire and sees them and flips out Odysseus and they cyclopse tlak briefly then the cyclopse picksup two of the men, bashes there heads against the floor and eats them whole.

How does the Cyclops treat Odysseus and his men? (Sarah S) He treats them awfuly and cruelly without an ounce of hospitality or humanity. He shows this by begginging to eat the as soon as he meets them.

What does the Cyclops do after hearing about Poseidon’s actions? (Sarah S) He has no verbal reply for Odysseus he just suddenly jumps up and grabs a fistful of men and begins to bash there heads against the floor. Then he continues to eat them.

Why can’t Odysseus kill the Cyclops? (Sarah S) Because the cyclopese is the only one that can open th door/ rock that encloses them all in the cave. If he killed him then they would be trapped in the cave.

What does Odysseus tell the Cyclops his name is? (Eliza) Odysseus tells the Cyclops that his name is Nobody.

What “gift” does the Cyclops give to Odysseus? (Eliza) The "gift" that the Cyclops gives to Odysseus is that he will eat him very last.

What do the men do to Polyphemus? (Eliza) They take an olive branch, heat the end up in the fire, and then stab it in his eye and twist it in until it starts bleeding.

How do Odysseus and his men escape? <span style="color: rgb(29,24,247);">(Eliza) They climb underneath the rams and cling onto their fur. The next day when Polyphemus opens the rock to let the rams and sheep outside, Odysseus and the men go out with them.

What was the prophecy that Telemus made to Polyphemus? <span style="color: rgb(29,24,247);">(Caroline) The prophecy told that a man named Odysseus would rob him of his sight.

What does Polyphemus pray to Poseidon to for? <span style="color: rgb(29,24,247);">(Caroline) He prays that Odysseus will never reach Ithaca, or at least to come late, after losing all his comrades, and have trouble when he returns.

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