It was a time of catastrophe. The last time the land of the cyclops encountered danger, an indigenous tribe of indians had waged war upon the cyclops. It was a war over territory, and each group wanted to take over the island west of Greece. Although the mighty leader of the cyclops, Polyphemus, survived, their population drastically decreased in the fight. But now, none of this matters now. Polyphemus, a huge cyclops who was built like a rock, now had to now focus on the present, as there was no way of ever bringing back the men that he had lost that day. Polyphemus was sauntering around the community of the cyclops on a very dreary night. A few moments later, Polyphemus heard a “thunk, thunk, thunk.” At first, Polyphemus thought that someone was trying to invade their home, so he rushed to where he thought the sound was coming from. When he got there, he was quite perplexed to examine a crew of ordinary people. Polyphemus ordered: “Stop right there! What are you people doing in the cyclop’s territory?” The crew members stood still, and looked as if they were dumbfounded to see a monster with one eye. The Cyclops and the crew…show more content… It was a quite delicate morning, the sun glaring amidst the land, with a slight breeze arriving from the ocean. When the Cyclops finally when to check on Odysseus’s crew, he was bewildered after Odysseus offered him wine. Knowing the Cyclops, he accepted this offer, and after a while, he was too drunk to act normally. Polyphemus asked Odysseus for his name, and he replied, “Nohbdy.” Meanwhile, Polyphemus passed out cold, and suddenly awoke by the deathly sensation of a piping-hot staff driving into his huge eye. “Oooouuuuccchh!” Shrieked Polyphemus as he was now blind and injured. Polyphemus then screams for the rest of the cyclops to come and save him. When they arrive, Polyphemus tells them that “nohbdy” stabbed his eye, which confused his
