The Odyssey Character Essay On
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The Odyssey, by Homer, is an action packed epic poem and is one of
the most famous in Greek literature. It describes the adventures of a great
warrior called Odysseus, thus, the name of the epic. Odysseus faces many
enemies throughout The Odyssey one of them being, the Cyclops, also
known as Po ....
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.... and hurled it at Odysseus's ship. "The blind thing in his fury broke a hilltop in his hands and heaved it at us". The Cyclops is cool because he can beat up despicable people such as thieves and outlaws.
The Cyclops is a gullible character. First off, the Cyclops believes
Odysseus when he tells him that his name is Nohbdy. "Nohbdy is my meat
and then I eat his friends". Moreover, he accepted wine from Odysseus and his men, people he was continuously torturing. "Three bowls I brou ....
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