Question

Read the excerpt from The Odyssey. Few words I shouted in reply to him: ‘If I could take your life I would and take your time away, and hurl you down to hell! The god of earthquake could not heal you there!' At this he stretched his hands out in his darkness toward the sky of stars, and prayed to Poseidon: ‘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. Based on his response to the Cyclops, what can be inferred about Odysseus?

Answer 1

From this excerpt it can be inferred about Odyseus that he has put his men and even himself in danger. The reason is that he spent 10 years, after killing the cyclopse, to go back home and in his way home they had to encounter different problems. He went to Hades realm, they made it pass polythemus and then he got trapped on an island.

Answer 2

Answer:

He has put himself and his men in even more danger.

Explanation:

This talk of Odysseus shows anger and inconsequence. He is not calm at this moment and this ends up putting him and his companions in danger. This happens after Odysseus kills the Cyclops and goes on his way to go home, but many bad things happen (such as being trapped on the island where the witch Circe lived, for example) which takes him 10 years to return to his home.