The cyclops Polyphemus is one of the most notable characters in The Odyssey. Odysseus and his men face this mighty creature during their travels, and since Polyphemus is the son of Poseidon ...

Odysseus and his men are captured by Polyphemus. To escape, they get him drunk, blind him with a sharpened stake and cling to the underside of his sheep. **King of Aeolia:**The King of Aeolia ...

Arguably the biggest obstacle on his homecoming journey is the monstrous cyclops Polyphemus, who devours six of Odysseus’ men when they steal food from his cave. Odysseus himself looks set to ...

The Return by Uberto Pasolini explores Odysseus' weary return, Penelope’s fading hope, and Telemachus' lost childhood. A ...

Odysseus and his men were captured by the cyclops when they were cast ashore on the coast of Sicily. Polyphemus devoured several of Odysseus' companions before the legendary hero managed to blind ...

by passionate folk like the Roths trying to pin-point his progress around the Mediterranean world. Odysseus seems to have set out with more than 600 men in 12 "black" ships. All 12 eventually were ...

Odysseus and his wife ... but he’s even more ashamed of surviving when his men have not. It’s a marvellous performance by Fiennes – measured out in stealthy silences and terse admissions ...