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Summary:  (Bella)

 * Odysseus reveals who he is to the Phaeacians
 * He begins his tale
 * He says:
 * We left Troy
 * We came to the island of Ismarus
 * We killed livestock, raged, pillaged, and plundered their goods and women
 * They got help to stop Odysseus' men: some got killed
 * Zeus got pissed off
 * Zeus blew them around
 * They went past their mark and ended up in the "Land of the Lotus eaters"
 * Lotus= baaaaaad, it causes people to loose their will to do anything
 * Some loose will to leave and go back home: they stay on the "Land of the Lotus-eaters"
 * They leave without those who lost will, and end up on an island next to the Cyclops'
 * They eat some goats
 * Odysseus and 12 others go to explore he Cyclops' island, and Odysseus is sooo smart that he foresees them facing off with a big scary beast, so he brings food and wine
 * Once they get there they go into a Cyclops' (Polyphemus')cave (bad move)
 * They took some cheese from the Cyclops
 * The Cyclops comes home
 * He closes off the cave
 * He realized there are people in HIS cave
 * Odysseus thinks he can get him to let them go by saying stuff about the gods
 * Cyclops reaaaaally doesn't care about the gods at all, and offers them no reverence since they "are much stronger" than the gods
 * Cyclops eats some of his men
 * They make a plan
 * They sharpen a big stick and hide it in dung
 * Odysseus gives him some wine after he eats some more of his men
 * He talks to him as he gets more and more drunk
 * He tells the Cyclops that his name is Nobody
 * The Cyclops gets really drunk and passes out
 * They took the pole, heated it up, and stabbed Cyclops' eye
 * He ran out and screamed that Nobody stabbed his eye, and they all laughed and said well then you've gotta be nutso man if Nobody's hurting you, pray to your dad, Poseidon, maybe he'll help you
 * Then, in the morning, Odysseus ties them to the bottom of Polyphemus's (the Cyclops') sheep and when he lets them out, they escape
 * They get back to the ship they set off, Cyclops throws a big rock at them
 * But Odysseus (the brilliant man that he is) told the Cyclops who he was first "CYCLOPS, IF ANYONE EVER ASKS YOU HOW YOU CAME BY YOUR BLINDNESS, TELL HIM YOUR EYE WAS PUT OUT BY ODYSSEUS, SACKER OF CITIES, THE SON OF LAERTES, WHO LIVES IN ITHACA" (nice one Odysseus, now you'll really be able to go home safe and sound)
 * Cyclops asks his dad (Poseidon) to never let Odysseus reach home
 * Then he hurls another bigger rock at them
 * They go back to the island next to the Cyclops' and pack up and go
 * They make an offering, but they've already royally pissed off Zeus, so, good luck to them! Yea… more stuff is gonna happen...



Major Themes: (Madison)

 * 1) === **Justice-** //Page 111// **--** Zeus gave Odysseus and his men justice for running away from battle with the Cicones ===
 * 2) **Homeric hero/disguise**-Page 119--Odysseus stabs the cyclops in the eye to blind him, and them tells the cyclops that is name is "Nobody"
 * 3) === **Homeric Simile-** //Page 120// **--** "...while I used my weight from above to twist it home, like a man boring a ship's timber with a drill which his mates below him twirl with a strap they hold at either end, so that it spins continuously." ===
 * 4) **Hospitality/loyalty**-Page 117--Odysseus tells the Cyclops to take care of his guests and honor Zeus
 * 5) === **Justice-** //Page 120// **--** For killing his men, and threatening to kill him as well, Odysseus and the remainder of his men stab Polyphemus in his eye after getting him drunk. ===
 * 6) **Disguise-** //Page 121// **--** Odysseus and his men hid under the Cyclops's rams.
 * 7) **Homeric Simile-** //Page 123// **--** Cyclops remembers and tells Odysseus that a prophet once told him that his sight would be stolen by a man named Odysseus.
 * 8) **Justice-** //Page// //124// **--** The cyclops, Polyphemus prays to Poseidon for justice to be given to Odysseus for putting out his eye---he wants him to never return home, and if he does he prays that all his comrades will die, he will be very late with a "wretched plight", and that there will be troubles in his homeland.

Locations Traveled: (Shelby) 
Left Troy The island of Ismarus "land of lotus eaters" Island next to Cyclops, with goats and such. The Cyclops island Back to the island next to the cyclops.

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

That he is Odysseus, Laertes' son.

What happened on Ismarus? (Kendall) They were attackedt by the Cicones and eventually defeated. Odysseus managed to escape.

What happens if you eat the lotus fruit? (Kendall) You want to stay in the place of the Lotus-eaters forever.

What lives on the island next to the Cyclopes? (Kendall) The goats.

What does the Cyclops do when he enters the cave? (Rosina) He is a lawgiver to children and women in the cave and they had no idea what people were doing near by closes the door

How does the Cyclops treat Odysseus and his men? (Rosina) he eats them

What does the Cyclops do after hearing about Poseidon’s actions? (Rosina) i could not find the answer to this question

Why can’t Odysseus kill the Cyclops? (Rosina) because then he wouldnt be able to get out of the cave

What does Odysseus tell the Cyclops his name is? (Ivey) "Nobody"

What “gift” does the Cyclops give to Odysseus? (Ivey) He promises to eat Odysseus last.

What do the men do to Polyphemus? (Ivey) They get him drunk then stick a red-hot spear into his eye.

How do Odysseus and his men escape? <span style="color: rgb(29,24,247);">(Ivey) Polyphemus screams "Nobody's killing me" when his neighbors come to see what's happening so, they leave and Odysseus and his men leave in the morning. What was the prophecy that Telemus made to Polyphemus? <span style="color: rgb(29,24,247);">(Brianna) Eurymus' son Telemus, the best of soothsayers.

What does Polyphemus pray to Poseidon to for? <span style="color: rgb(29,24,247);">(Brianna) Prays to Poseidon for justice to take action for stabbing Polyphemus' eye Prays that he shall not go home and that if he does, then he shall not see his friends and have troubles when he gets home