Research Paper On The Cyclops

The Cyclops, in The Odyssey and O Brother, Where Art Thou has noticeable relations that connect them both. The Cyclops in each story is a large man, who only has one eye. One website describes the Cyclopes race as, “a rough and uncivilized race of one-eyed giants.”(Hainsworth) Odysseus describes the giant as, “A prodigious man who slept in his cave alone, and took his flocks to graze afield, remote from all companions, knowing none but savage ways, a brute so huge.”(The Odyssey, Book 9, Lines 195-201)The Cyclops in each story characterizes similiarity between the two stories. Odysseus, the main character of The Odyssey and Ulysses, the main character of O Brother, Where Art Thou have unpleasant interactions with the Cyclops in each of the stories. Big Dan Teague, the con man, characterizes the “Cyclops” in O Brother, Where Art Thou by raising havoc in Ulysses and his partners’ lives. In each story an attempt to blind the creature offers a distraction for each character to escape from the Cyclops. The Coen

“Cyclops- if any man on the face of the Earth should ask you who blinded you, shamed you so- say Odysseus, raider of cities, he gouged out your eye, Laertes’ son who makes his home in Ithaca!” (Homer, 227). This act puts him and his crew in danger because the Cyclops is the son of the god Poseidon. Polyphemus then offers a prayer to his father to take revenge on Odysseus. “Hear me, Poseidon who circle the earth, dark-haired. If truly I am your son, and you acknowledge

Odysseus’s escape from the Cyclops is one of great intelligence. A Cyclops is a giant one eyed monster. Homer said, “The booming voice and the very sight of the monster filled us with panic” (IX, 256). From the first moment Odysseus and his men set eyes on the Cyclops they know they are in trouble and will not be able to get out easily. The Cyclops, Polyphemus, eats two of Odysseus’ men from the start. As soon as this happens, Odysseus

The story of The Cyclops Polyphemus was the most intriguing story in the first part for me. In the story, Odysseus and his crew ventured inside the home of a cyclop named Polyphemus, which was built inside of a cave. When Polyphemus came home, he found the crew and immediately killed and ate one of the men. As Polyphemus shut the door, Odysseus and his men were trapped inside the cave. During the next day, Odysseus and his men took a piece of timber from Polyphemus’ house and sharpened it. In the night, when Polyphemus returned home, Odysseus offered Polyphemus a cup of wine, who drank more and more until he passed out. Odysseus and his men retrieved the sharpened stake and stabbed Polyphemus’ eye. Hiding under a herd of sheep the next morning as they were shepherd out of the cave, Odysseus and his men escaped. My favorite part of the story is when Odysseus gives Polyphemus the wine that he planned to trade for their hospitality to get Polyphemus drunk and stab his eye. This shows the two-sided nature of wine, bringing delight to Polyphemus then great misfortune and could even be interpreted as the god Dionysus protecting Odysseus and his men. Also, that shows that even though they were powerful, the Greeks did not think of the Cyclops as very smart monsters. This story also demonstrates how terrifying the Cyclops could be to the people at the time because of their gigantic eyes and appetite for humans. Adding to the terror, the are extremely powerful and can

Thanks to some quick thinking from Odysseus, he manages to blind the cyclops so he and his remaining crew can escape. After getting away from the cyclops, he turns back to the cyclops and tells him who he is. He said that his name was Odysseus and that he lives in Ithaca. After hearing this, the cyclops prays to Poseidon, the father of all cyclops, to get revenge on Odysseus for blinding him. Though there are no immediate effects, this causes trouble for Odysseus later on. He gained

The eight Greek evil thoughts is a moral code, which the ancient Greeks were to abide by, the evil thoughts were never to be explored in someone’s mind. The evil thoughts are a symbol of the ancient Greek culture and how things were done in that era. “The Cyclops” is an episode in the epic The Odyssey written by Homer, in which Odysseus and his men camp out in the cave of Polyphemus, a cyclops waiting for him to confront them. When he does, Odysseus tricks him into making himself vulnerable and Odysseus and his men attack him and puncture his eye, then use his sheep to make their way out of the cave. In the episode of “The Cyclops” Odysseus falls prey to several of the eight Greek evil thoughts, the main ones being kenodoxia (boasting), orge

Odysseus is shown to be uncivilized through his interactions with Polyphemus. Although Odysseus was originally a very civilized king of Ithaca, the Trojan War brutalized him. In the midst of constant bloodshed, Odysseus transformed from a civilized king who always respected the hospitality rules into an uncivilized man who disregards the rules of hospitality when it does not benefit him. Odysseus ends up acting more uncivilized than the Cyclopians, who are known for their lack of society. The Cyclops lack culture, agriculture, and community. Odysseus explains, “These Cyclopians have no parliament for debates and no laws, but they live on high mountains in hollow caves; each one lays down the law for wife and children, and no one cares for his neighbours” (108). As Odysseus and his crew arrive at the cave of Polyphemus, they do not wait for him to return home; instead, Odysseus and twelve of his men enter the cave, uninvited. While they do bring gifts, something important to hospitality, they cannot resist all of the food and end up helping themselves “to as many cheeses as [they] wanted to eat” (111). By eating Polyphemus’s food, Odysseus disobeys the rules of hospitality by not waiting for Polyphemus to return. While the cyclops defies the hospitality rules by eating several of his guests, he only does this in response to the crew’s violation of hospitality. Hospitality is considered one of the cornerstones of civilization. By disobeying hospitality before Polyphemus even has a chance to follow its rules, Odysseus acts even more uncivilized than the monster who lacks civilization.

Showing sympathy and compassion to others is one of the major lessons that the parents teach their children about at a very young age. When I was only four years old, my mother told me about the importance of being sympathetic because if you give someone a second chance, later on down the road they might give you one too. Being sympathetic not only benefits the person you are being sympathetic towards, but you might eventually get something out of it as well. Despite his frightening appearance, the cyclops Polyphemus from Homer’s epic poem The Odyssey is quite the sympathetic character. The reader sees sympathy in Polyphemus in the way the cyclops treats Odysseus and his men.

Odysseus’ confrontation with the great Cyclops, Polyphemus, looks cowardly and dishonorable by comparison. Where Beowulf bravely stood and fought Grendel with only his bare hands, Odysseus waits for Polyphemus to slip into an alcoholic coma before blinding him. Later he uses this handicap to escape.

Throughout the Odyssey, the struggles of Odysseus are revealed to the reader through the well written epic. His journey is very difficult and he is haunted with the loss of his entire crew and seemingly impossible task of getting home to his family. While journeying homewards, Odysseus makes the mistake of harming the Cyclops, who happens to be Poseidon's son. Poseidon is so angry at Odysseus for the harm he inflicted on the Cyclops, that through the influence of all powerful Zeus, he punishes Odysseus along with his other children, the Phaeacians, who can be seen to parallel as well as contrast with the Cyclops.

A cyclops was a one-eyed monster. The first cyclopes were Arges, Steropes, and Brontes. They were the sons of Uranus and Gaea. These three cyclopes were locked in Tartarus by, Cronus and Uranus. After being released, they helped Zeus fight in the Titanomachy. Another cyclops who was more famous was Polyphemus. He was the son of Poseidon.

When Odysseus is in trouble he always shows that he is depending on the gods by praying to them. The fact that the gods usually listen to him shows that he is well liked by the gods. In order to be a Greek hero you had to be liked by the gods since religion was such a big part in their lives. Odysseus, with the help of the gods, can survive adventures that kill most other men. Odysseus travels to the island of the Cyclopians. The Cyclopians are giants that have one eye, they don't fear the gods because they believe that they are better than the gods and they eat people. They represent the opposite of what Greek men should be. Odysseus and his men meet Polyphemus the Cyclops. Polyphemus being a Cyclops eats some of Odysseus' men. Odysseus with the help of the gods figures out a plan to escape and he does. Scylla is a ferocious monster with six heads that kills most men that pass by her island. She kills six of Odysseus' men. Odysseus prevents her from killing himself and more men. There is another ferocious monster named Charybdis. Charybdis sucks in water from the sea and creates a whirlpool that kills any ship that passes by. Odysseus passes by her. His crew is killed and his ship is destroyed in the whirlpool but Odysseus alone survives. There is an island that Odysseus passes by with monsters called Sirens on it. The Sirens sing beautiful songs that lure ships toward them. The ships then crash into the island and the people are killed.

Cyclops is a fictional character and leader from the group of superheroes X-Men. He has a superhuman ability that allows him to emit powerful beams of light that can make walls and any obstacle deteriorate. This can only be done with the aid of a special eyewear, which is designed from ruby quartz, that he must wear in order for him to control his power.

            Odysseus is no god.  He is man, and with that comes the mistakes and errors in all of us.  In many situations Odysseus' mortal side is seen.  An example of the power of Odysseus coinciding with his human flaws is his battle with Polyphemous the Cyclops (son of Poseidon).  After escaping the lure of the lotus-eaters and their island, Odysseus and his men find themselves on another island, rich with food and shelter.  After feasting, the men grab a large container of potent wine and go off exploring the new island.  Later in their search they stumble across a large cave filled with food.  Curious where the owner's whereabouts are the men encourage Odysseus to steal the food.  Odysseus (showing his hospitable and genuine character) decides to instead wait for the

Odysseus and his crew receive help from and face many gods and goddesses. One example of these Gods is Zeus. In the story Zeus exclaims “Let me throw down one white-hot bolt, and make splinters of their ship in the Winedark sea”. (Homer 627) Zeus is talking from his point of view in the statement. In Greek Mythology, Zeus is the king of all gods and his lightning bolt is a symbol of his power. Zeus makes himself important by threatening to destroy Odysseus’ ship. If Odysseus’ ship is destroyed, it would take a major toll on Odysseus and his men who are trying to return home from the Trojan War. Therefore, Zeus is a God with major importance in the story. Furthermore, Odysseus also has a conflict with Poseidon. The monster named Polyphemus is the son of Poseidon. In the escape from