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The Cyclops Episode from "The Odyssey". Odysseus and his men enter the cave of Polyphemus. The Cyclops traps them and eats several men.

early in the story

The Cyclops Episode

Odysseus and his men enter the cave of Polyphemus. The Cyclops traps them and eats several men. Odysseus gets him drunk, tells him his name is Noman, and blinds him. They escape under the sheep. Polyphemus curses Odysseus, invoking Poseidon's wrath.