| A | B |
|---|
| what Odysseus says to the Phaeacians at the beginning of Book 9 | "I am Odysseus of Ithaca!" |
| Ismarus | where Odysseus and his men first landed, in the land of the Cicones |
| Cicones | the people whose men were killed and whose women were captured by Odysseus' men |
| terrible behavior | Odysseus's men acted badly, instead of respectfully to the Cicones |
| retreated to the wilderness | surviving Cicones people hid in the Hinterlands (wilderness) |
| fighting men of the Cicones | attacked Odysseus' men |
| Zeus | sent a storm to punish Odysseus and his men for their mistreatment of the Cicones |
| Lotus-eaters | people whose plant was poisonous/evil |
| Cyclopes | land of these giants is where Odysseus landed after the land of the Lotus-eaters |
| big cave | Odysseus and his men stole from this area |
| Polyphemus | name of the Cyclops in the big cave |
| boulder | the Cyclops Polyphemus uses this to shut the mouth of his cave |
| "Who are you?" | what Cyclops Polyphemus asks |
| Odysseus tells Polyphemus | that they are Greeks and asks him to extend hospitality or suffer the wrath of Zeus |
| What Polyphemus does to show his hospitality | bashes the brains of two of Odysseus' men and eats them |
| tree trunk | Odysseus used this to make a weapon against Polyphemus |
| strong wine | Odysseus offers this to Polyphemus |
| What Odysseus tells Polyphemus | My name is Nobody |
| Odysseus uses the tree trunk | lights in on fire and blinds Polyphemus |
| Polyphemus' brothers hear him cry | but Polyphemus answers that "It's Nobody" when they ask who's hurting him |
| hiding under bellies of goats | how Odysseus' men escaped from the cave of Polyphemus |
| Odysseus' pride causes him to taunt the Cyclops Polyphemus | reveals "the name is Odysseus" |
| Poseidon | the father of Polyphemus, who calls to him for vengeance against Odysseus |
