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But this, but you – small, pitiful and twiggy –

you put me down with wine, you blinded me.

Come back, Odysseus, and I'll treat you well,

praying the god of earthquake to befriend you –

his son I am, for he by his avowal

fathered me, and, if he will, he may

heal me of this black wound – he and no other

of all the happy gods or mortal men.'

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 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

-The Odyssey,
Homer

What motivates Cyclops to ask Poseidon to interfere with Odysseus’s journey home?

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Answered by jazmynnpangilinan
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Answer: The Cyclops is angry that Odysseus, a weak and tiny man, was able to blind him and trick him. To make matters worse, Odysseus has no regrets, and he does not apologize even though the Cyclops offers to treat him well if he returns. Instead, Odysseus insults Cyclops more than once during his escape. Cyclops knows that the gods have power over men's lives, and this is his only opportunity for revenge. Thus, he is motivated to seek revenge against Odysseus.

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Answered by 24042363
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Answer:

The Cyclops offers friendship to Odysseus, but he declines.

Odysseus continues to insult the Cyclops.

The Cyclops is angry because he was blinded and tricked.

The Cyclops wants revenge.

The gods have power over men’s lives.

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