KSEEB Class 10 · English (1st language) · KTBS Revised 2024-25
Ulysses and the Cyclops
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Homer's Odyssey retold - Ulysses (Odysseus), Greek hero of the Trojan War, blinds the Cyclops Polyphemus and escapes by wit after his men are trapped in the giant's cave.
Summary
Odysseus sails homeward but reaches land of one-eyed Cyclopes - savage giants who ignore laws of hospitality.
Odysseus sails homeward but reaches land of one-eyed Cyclopes - savage giants who ignore laws of hospitality.
Odysseus and men enter cave; giant blocks exit with boulder and eats sailors - horror of broken xenia.
Odysseus and men enter cave; giant blocks exit with boulder and eats sailors - horror of broken xenia.
He gives strong wine to blind Polyphemus drunk, then drives heated stake into the giant's single eye.
He gives strong wine to blind Polyphemus drunk, then drives heated stake into the giant's single eye.
Polyphemus shouts that Nobody hurts him; other Cyclopes ignore cries - wordplay saves time.
Polyphemus shouts that Nobody hurts him; other Cyclopes ignore cries - wordplay saves time.
Men tie themselves beneath sheep; Polyphemus feels backs but misses hidden Greeks.
Men tie themselves beneath sheep; Polyphemus feels backs but misses hidden Greeks.
Odysseus boasts his true name leaving; Polyphemus prays to Poseidon to delay his homecoming - wit wins escape but pride brings long suffering.
Odysseus boasts his true name leaving; Polyphemus prays to Poseidon to delay his homecoming - wit wins escape but pride brings long suffering.
Hard words & meanings
| Cyclops | member of mythical one-eyed race |
| hubris | excessive pride offending gods |
| xenia | Greek sacred duty of hospitality |
| stake | sharpened pole used to blind eye |
| ram | male sheep used to hide men escaping |
| Poseidon | god of sea who pursues Odysseus |
| Nobody | false name Odysseus gives - Greek pun |
| odyssey | long adventurous journey home |
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