Which incidents support the idea that one of the themes of the poem is that Cunning can prevail over strength? Select all that a
pply. Odysseus trucking polythemus and escaping
Hermes giving Odysseus and herb to escape cerces drug.
Odysseus tricking the suitors and his palace until he ends up in a room with them
Odysseus managing to resist the sirens song
Cunning over strength is not a theme of the poem
The correct answer is <span>Odysseus trucking polythemus and escaping
He knew that Polythemus was a giant and thus much stronger than him and that he couldn't defeat him, so he tricked him and managed to escape without punishment. However, he became too proud of himself so he ended up getting retribution in the form of Poseidon. </span>
