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.

He hates all the Greeks because they destroyed Troy.
He wants revenge for the loss of his eye.
He thinks all of mankind is weak and feeble.
He is angered by Odysseus’s taunts.

Answer 1

He is angered by Odysseus's taunts.

Answer 2

He wants revenge for the loss of his eye.

Step-by-step explanation:

The Cyclops, Polyphemus, is extremely angered by the loss of his one eye. The fact that he manages to say Odysseus' name during this prayer to Poseidon is due the fact that Odysseus taunted him and told him his real name out of pure ego after managing to blind the cyclops and escape.