Question

Read the excerpt from The Odyssey. ‘O hear me, lord, blue girdler of the islands, if I am thine indeed, and thou art father: grant that Odysseus, raider of cities, never see his home: Laertes' son, I mean, who kept his hail on Ithaca. Should destiny intend that he shall see his roof again among his family in his father land, far be that day, and dark the years between. Let him lose all companions, and return under strange sail to bitter days at home.' What motivates the Cyclops to ask Poseidon for the demise of Odysseus and all his men? Check all that apply. He hates all the Greeks because they destroyed Troy. He wants revenge for the loss of his eye. He thinks all of mankind is weak and feeble. He is angered by Odysseus’s taunts.

Answer 1

He wants revenge for the loss of his eye and he is angered by Odysseus taunts.Odysseus and his men manages to escape from Cyclops' cave after wounding his eye. Although they could have gotten away quitely with his herd but Odysseus doesn't heed to the words of his men and continues to taunts cyclops.