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.

Answer 1

The cyclops entreats Poseidon to destroy Odysseus' ships and to kill all of his men. He prays that Odysseus never return to his home, but that if he is allowed to return..... he do it alone, in someone else's ship, and that he find trouble in his home. This entreaty foreshadows Odysseus' future.