What is the literal meaning of the simile in the following lines from The Odyssey? "but Cyclops went on filling up his belly with manflesh and great gulps of whey, then lay down like a mast among his sheep.

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What is the literal meaning of the simile in the following lines from The Odyssey?

"but Cyclops went on filling up his belly
with manflesh and great gulps of whey,
then lay down like a mast among his sheep."

O The Cyclops ate men and drank milk.
O The Cyclops looked like he was made of wood.
O The Cyclops went to sleep near his sheep.
O The Cyclops slept on a ship.