Question

What motivates Odysseus to tell a lie to the Cyclops?

Odysseus knows that Poseidon is the Cyclops’ father.

Odysseus is afraid the Cyclops will steal their ship.

Odysseus does not want to reveal their only means of escape.

Odysseus does not know what has happened to his ship.

Answer 1

Odysseus does not want to reveal their only means of escape.

Answer 2

Answer: C. Let me explain you clearly.Odysseus feared that the Cyclops will destroy their ship and they have not anything to return to their homeland. Odysseus appears to us brave, clever, cautious. There is no doubt that Cyclops could eat Odysseus if Odysseus were scared, but he thought at this time not only about himself but about his comrades.