I am not so sure what you are asking
<span>The reason why Odysseus continued to taunt the Cyclops as he pulls away
from the shore is to claim his pride of defeating Cyclops and show the latter
his incomparable and unparalleled strength which was able to vanquish him to
his failure.</span>
Reservations in this context could mean doubts, such as 'My mom had reservations about going out to shop."
This means that their mom was not sure if she wanted to go shopping or not because she has reasons not to.
