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What do the Cyclops and Odysseus have in common?
They present the same concept, but have different plots. Both Sinbad and Odysseus are the heroes who lose their men in their respective battles against their foils. The giant from Sinbad and Polyphemus the cyclops have a few traits in common; both having brute strength and a lack intelligence.
How are the Cyclops characterized in the Odyssey?
Characteristics of the Cyclops As Odysseus and his men hide in the Cyclops’ cave and eventually meet him, the reader learns that the Cyclops is loud, extraordinarily strong, inhospitable and both murderous and violent.
Who are the three characters in Odysseus family?
Character List
- Odysseus. The protagonist of The Odyssey.
- Telemachus. Odysseus’s son.
- Penelope. Wife of Odysseus and mother of Telemachus.
- Athena. Daughter of Zeus and goddess of wisdom, purposeful battle, and the womanly arts.
- Calypso.
- Circe.
- Poseidon.
- Zeus.
Who was Odysseus best friend?
Polites
Polites was a member of Odysseus’s crew. Odysseus refers to him as his dearest friend, though he is only mentioned twice, once as part of Eurylochus’s scouting group on Circe’s island (he is one of the first to enter Circe’s palace) and then when, after a year, he convinces Odysseus to leave Circe.
Who are the main characters in the Cyclops?
Characters Discussed
- Odysseus. Odysseus (oh-DIHS-ews), the crafty king of Ithaca.
- The Cyclops. The Cyclops (SI-klops), called Polyphemus (pol-ih-FEE-muhs), the son of Poseidon.
- Silenus. Silenus (si-LEE-nuhs), a follower of Dionysus.
- The Chorus of Satyrs.
- Coryphaeus.
- The companions of Odysseus.
What are Odysseus characteristics?
Odysseus has the defining character traits of a Homeric leader: strength, courage, nobility, a thirst for glory, and confidence in his authority. His most distinguishing trait, however, is his sharp intellect.
What kind of people are the Cyclops?
Homer’s Cyclopes live in the “world of men” rather than among the gods, as they presumably do in the Theogony. The Homeric Cyclopes are presented as uncivilized shepherds, who live in caves, savages with no regard for Zeus. They have no knowledge of agriculture, ships or craft. They live apart and lack any laws.
Which of the following characters is the father of Odysseus?
According to Homer, Odysseus was king of Ithaca, son of Laertes and Anticleia (the daughter of Autolycus of Parnassus), and father, by his wife, Penelope, of Telemachus.
What did Odysseus do to the Cyclops?
While the cyclops is out with his sheep, Odysseus sharpens a piece of wood into a stake and hardens it in the fire. Next, he gives the cyclops wine to get him drunk, and he tells the cyclops his name is “Nobody.” When the cyclops falls asleep, Odysseus blinds him with the hardened stake.
Who was Odysseus first mate?
One day while Odysseus slept, Eurylochus, the first mate, ordered the crew to kill some of the cattle for food. Odysseus was horrified when he awoke and saw what they had done.
How would you describe Odysseus’s character?
Who killed the Cyclops in the Odyssey?
Odysseus
However, at a later time, poets spoke of a different type of Cyclopes, a race of dim-witted and violent one-eyed shepherds dwelling in the caves of the island of Sicily. The most famous among them was Polyphemus, the Cyclops who fell in love with Galatea and was eventually blinded by Odysseus.