1) In what other ways does Odysseus use his wisdom to survive when he faces the cyclopes?

2) Also, do you think his use of the Trojan Horse is heroic because his idea saved thousands of Greek lives?

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Odysseus and his men faced the Cyclops when they decided to seek shelter in a cave. Unfortunately, one of the Cyclops known as Polyphemus lived in that cave. In order to save his life and that of his men from being eaten by Polyphemus, Odysseus blinded it by using the sharpened end of a piece of wood that had been dipped in fire. When the other Cyclopes asked Polyphemus the person that had done that to him, he said that it was “No Man” since that was the name that Odysseus introduced himself to Polyphemus.(220words)