Odysseus escapes the Cyclops Polyphemus through a brilliant combination of trickery and stealth. After getting the giant drunk on wine,... Read More
Odysseus escapes the Cyclops Polyphemus through a brilliant combination of trickery and stealth. After getting the giant drunk on wine, he blinds the monster with a heated wooden stake. The next morning, Odysseus and his surviving men escape by clinging to the undersides of the Cyclops's sheep as they are let out to graze.