Question

Read the excerpt from The Odyssey.

My heart beat high now at the chance of action,
and drawing the sharp sword from my hip I went
along his flank to stab him where the midriff
holds the liver. I had touched the spot
when sudden fear stayed me: if I killed him
we perished there as well, for we could never
move his ponderous doorway slab aside.
So we were left to groan and wait for morning.

What prevents Odysseus from killing the sleeping Cyclops?

He thinks he can reason with the Cyclops in the morning.
He wants to make the Cyclops his ally and friend.
He knows that they cannot move the boulder blocking the doorway.
He feels sorry for the Cyclops who lives all by himself

Answer 1

-he knows that they cannot move the boulder blocking the doorway.-

Step-by-step explanation:

*looking at this statement he made* "if I killed him

we perished there as well, for we could never

move his ponderous doorway slab aside." (hope this helps) *he knows that they wont be able to move the boulder due to its huge size so they wait till the cyclops wakes up and move the boulder to let his sheep out and they plan on blinding him with a large spare*