The Odyssey, Book 9: riassunto
Book 9 di 24 · 22 min per leggere: book
In Book 9, Ulysses identifies himself to King Alcinous and recounts losses among the Cicones, the danger of lotus, and imprisonment by Polyphemus. His cunning saves his surviving companions from the Cyclops, but his boast reveals his identity and prompts a prayer against his homecoming that Neptune hears.
Cosa succede
- Ulysses names himself and describes his homeland before recounting a raid on the Cicones, whose reinforcements kill six men from each ship.
- Storms drive the fleet off course, and Ulysses forcibly retrieves companions who eat lotus and lose their desire for home.
- After resting on a nearby island, Ulysses explores the Cyclopes’ country with twelve men and waits inside a cave for its owner.
- Polyphemus traps the visitors and eats six men; Ulysses gives him wine, calls himself Noman, and blinds him with a heated stake.
- The survivors escape beneath sheep, but Ulysses ignores his crew’s warnings and reveals his real name while taunting Polyphemus.
- Neptune hears Polyphemus pray against Ulysses’ return; the survivors rejoin their fleet, sacrifice, feast, and sail away grieving.
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Ulysses’ false name makes the cry for help sound like a denial of attack. The other Cyclopes leave instead of intervening.
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Why does Ulysses refrain from killing Polyphemus while he sleeps?
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