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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
In the cave of the Cyclops, what did Odysseus tell the Cyclops his name was?
A
Menelaus
B
NoBody
C
Laertes
D
He disguised himself as a beggar
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -There, Odysseus was trapped in a cave of the Cyclops Polyphemus who ate two of the men the king of Ithaca was traveling with and was about to eat Odysseus himself. It is then, that Odysseus got Polyphemus drunk, told him that his name is “Nobody” and after that blinded the one-eyed giant.

Detailed explanation-2: -Ancient Greek origin of the pseudonym The Homeric hero Odysseus used the pseudonym “Outis” when he was fighting the Cyclops Polyphemus and the monster demanded his name. Odysseus replied instead that the pronoun was his name in order to trick the monster.

Detailed explanation-3: -While the cyclops is out with his sheep, Odysseus sharpens a piece of wood into a stake and hardens it in the fire. Next, he gives the cyclops wine to get him drunk, and he tells the cyclops his name is “Nobody.” When the cyclops falls asleep, Odysseus blinds him with the hardened stake.

Detailed explanation-4: -Drunk and unwary, the giant asks Odysseus his name, promising him a guest-gift if he answers. Odysseus tells him “", which means “nobody” and Polyphemus promises to eat this “Nobody” last of all. With that, he falls into a drunken sleep.

Detailed explanation-5: -Odysseus at length succeeded in making Polyphemus drunk, blinded him by plunging a burning stake into his eye while he lay asleep, and, with six of his friends (the others having been devoured by Polyphemus), made his escape by clinging to the bellies of the sheep let out to pasture.

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