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“I tied them silently together, twining cords of willow from the ogre's bed; then slung a man under each middle one to ride there safely, shielded left and right. So three sheep could convey each man. I took the woolliest ram, the choicest of the flock, and hung myself under his kinky belly, pulled up tight, with fingers twisted deep in sheepskin ringlets for an iron grip”

“wizard, grand and wondrous, lived here-Telemus, son of Eurymus; great length of days he had in wizardry among the Cyclopes, and these things he foretold for time to come: my great eye lost, and at Odysseus' hands. Always I had in mind some giant, armed in giant force, would come against me here. But this, but you small, pitiful and twiggy. you put me down with wine, you blinded me.”

Odysseus shows courage and loyalty to his men, by letting them hang under the sheep with the help of a rope while he just hangs on with his bare hands. In the second quote a relationship between the mortals and gods existed when Polyphemus prayed to Poseidon and cursed Odysseus and his crew. After coming true it shows that the the gods/ and goddesses are super human, having “powers” and being able to grant wishes/ prayers.

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"Nohbdy's my meat, then, after I eat his friends. Others come first. There's a noble gift, now.”( 221-223 Homer)

“In a smithy one sees a white-hot axehead or an adze plunged and wrung in a cold tub, screeching steam- the way they make soft iron hale and hard- just so that eyeball hissed around the spike.”(244- 248)

The first quote depicts a characteristic of an epic hero craftiness and quick wit in giving the cyclops a fake name so that if anyone asked the cyclops then no one will come to help him. The second quote also shows how clever Odysseus is to come up with a plan to hurt the cyclops on such short notice. Elevated language is used as well, a epic simile/imagery is used to describe/compare the eye to hot metal being plunged into cold water and the sounds that it made when it happened

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“ My moment  was at hand , and I went forward holding an ivy bowl of my dark drink, looking up, saying: ‘Cyclops, try some wine. Here’s liquor to wash down your scraps of men. Taste it, and see the kind of drink we carried under our planks. I meant it for an offering if you would help us home But you are mad, unbearable, a bloody monster! After this, will any traveler come to see you?” (Homer 198-206). Odysseus talks to the cyclops trying to calm him. He gives him the liquor he brought. This then gets the cyclops drunk, and incoherent. This shows Odysseus as a larger than life hero, being able to use his intelligence to trick Polyphemus into falling into a drunken sleep.

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“Now I chopped out a six foot section of this pole and set it down before my men, who scrapped it; and when they had it smooth, i hewed again to make a stake with pointed end. I held this in a fire’s heart and turned it, toughening it, then hid it, well back in the cavern, under one of the dung piles in profusion there” (Homer 175-182). After feeling threatened by the cyclops Odysseus had made a plan to get rid of the beast. He then shows the characteristic of an epic by having superhuman courage. This is after two of his men had been eaten alive, he did not run away he stayed to fight/trick the beast. Most would’ve run being threatened by him, but he stayed showing his courage.

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“Neither reply nor pity came from him, but in one stride he clutched at my companions and caught two in his hands like squirming puppies to beat their brains out, splattering the floor. Then he dismembered them and made his meal, gaping and crunching like a mountain lion- everything…” (Homer 136-141). Pitiless Polyphemus had started to make Odysseus’ men his meal. This part of the passage showed a lot of elevated language. Homer makes a simile about the men had acted when they were picked up. It then described how the cyclops eaten his men with many words for imagery like “their brains out, splattering the floor.” for describing how the men we killed and eaten.

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“‘ you are a ninny, or else you come from the other end of nowhere, telling me, mind the gods! We cyclopes care not a whistle for your thundering Zeus or all gods in bliss; we have more force by far’” (Homer 121-125). When Odysseus introduces himself to the cyclops, the cyclops the did not listen to him. He had then felt all cyclops have more power than Zeus. He then insults Zeus and says he doesn’t care about who he was. This then goes on to show the characteristics of an epic on how the cyclops portrays the elements of myths. This is because Polyphemus is a cyclops, and they then go on to talk about Greek gods like Zeus.

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“We served under Agamemnon, son of Atreus- the whole world knows what city he laid waste, what armies he destroyed. It was our luck to come here; here we stand, beholden for your help, or any gifts you give as custom is to honor strangers. We would entreat you, great Sir, have a care for the gods' courtesy; Zeus will avenge the unoffending guest.” (Homer 112-120)

This shows the relationship between the mortals and the gods when Odysseus mentions to the Cyclops that if he doesn’t follow the laws of hospitality/ksenia Zeus will punish him. Which would also depict epic plot, a journey with many complications that would include encounters of strange creatures stopping our hero. Odysseus also speaks very formally(elevated language) to the Cyclopes as to follow the laws of ksenia and win the favor of Zeus in his threat to Polyphemus and Polyphemus himself.

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“‘We are from Troy,

Achaeans, Blown off course by shifting gales on the Great south sea; homeward bound, but taking routes and ways uncommon; so the will of Zeus would have it…It was our luck to come here; here we stand, beholden for your help, or any gifts you give-as a custom to honor strangers.’” (Homer lines 108-117). In the poem the cyclops had found the men. Everyone was frightened at the sight of him. Odysseus then spoke up to the beast. This shows the element of a myth with the cyclops. The cyclops, Polyphemus, is known to be the son of Poseidon. Who will make the journey harder for the hero. This quote also shows the characteristic of an epic hero due to having courage. He described the fear in his shipmates and himself, Then chose to speak up to the beast not knowing if he would help or make things worse.

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“When the young Dawn with fingertips of rose came in the east, I called my men together and made a speech to them: Old shipmates, friends the rest of you stand by; I'll make the crossing in my own ship, with my own company, and find out what the mainland natives are- for they may be wild savages, and lawless, or hospitable and god fearing men.” (68-75) This would be an example of elevated language,the use of imagery  is a very grand and descriptive way to say that the sun was rising and that the sky was not only yellow but rosy as well. Elements of myths was shown from the relationship between the crew and the Cyclopes  were described when Odysseus explains to his men how he doesn’t know if the Cyclopes would cooperate with them but they should be careful because they might be “wild savages” who are “lawless”. This also depicts epic setting on the exotic island of Cyclopes.