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Why is Polyphemus so humiliated when Odysseus reveals his name?

not what he thought his name was btw so the answer is not "nobody"

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Odysseus tried to trick Polyphemus by saying his name is Nohbdy as in nobody and the cyclop being dumb fell for it hence he was humiliated
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Answer:

Because he sounded foolish and his neighbors couldn’t help him, since he was tricked by Odysseus

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