To trick the cyclopes into telling the others that "nobody" has tricked him.
Cyclopes
Odysseus didnt forget his name, he changed it to nobody to fool the cyclopes.
When Hermes arrived on Cyclopes Odysseus was crying of homesickness.
Odyesseus tells the cyclopes that his name is nohbody, and the cyclopes yells "nohbody has blinded me!" That made the other cyclopes' think that all was well. :)
To trick the cyclopes into telling the others that "nobody" has tricked him.
The Odysseus feelings about the Cyclopes is unbearable. The Odysseus is very graceful to the Cyclopes but he just doesn't understand.
Cyclopes
Odysseus didnt forget his name, he changed it to nobody to fool the cyclopes.
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The Cyclops was the son of Poseidon, who was already angry at Odysseus. The Cyclops made it worse by praying to Poseidon that Odysseus would have a very long and hard journey back to his home of Ithaca.
When Hermes arrived on Cyclopes Odysseus was crying of homesickness.
Odyesseus tells the cyclopes that his name is nohbody, and the cyclopes yells "nohbody has blinded me!" That made the other cyclopes' think that all was well. :)
yes Answer 2. Polyphemus asked Odysseus about his name, which showed he could talk.
Because the cyclopes' father which was the god of sea would punish him or kill him if he did. So he escaped without killing him to be safe but the Cyclopes prays to his father to kill Odysseus. :)
The cyclopes and Poseidon
Boulders