My Name Is Nobody: How Odysseus Tricked the Cyclops
A false name helps Odysseus outwit Polyphemus. The escape is only part of the story: this mythology film also follows the moment when the hero wants his enemy to know who he really is.
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MY NAME IS NOBODY 👁️ Trapped in a cave by the Cyclops Polyphemus, Odysseus gets him drunk and says his name is Nobody. Blinded by a glowing stake, the giant roars that Nobody is killing him, and the other Cyclopes go home. Then, safe on his ship, Odysseus shouts his real name. Polyphemus prays to his father Poseidon, and every word of the curse comes true.
Would you have kept quiet? 👇 Source: Homer, Odyssey, Book 9 #odyssey #odysseus #polyphemus #cyclops #greekmythology #homer #Shorts
