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Odysseus says that his name is Nohbdy because when he is in the cave with Polyphemous and he stabs Polyphemous's eye out when people ask him who did it he says Nohbdy, because that is the name that Odysseus gave him for his "real" name.
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Why does Odysseus reveal his name?
It wqs his pride
What was the root of the ancient Roman name of Ulysses?
The name of Ulysses was the Latin derivative of the ancient Greek name of Odysseus.
How carbon got its name?
Nobody knows exactly how carbon got it's name. Nobody knows when carbon was identified as an element for example either.
What does the saying Top of the Morning mean?
It means "good morning." And nobody in Ireland says it, unless they are making fun of an American.
Is there a verse in the catholic bible about the end of the world?
No it says that nobody knows when Dont worry it wont that old Dooch is a lier :)
How does Odysseus reply when polyphemus asks what his name is?
he says i am nobody
How does Odysseus introduce himself and his group to Polyphemus?
He says his name is 'Nobody'.
What adventures does Odysseus show intelligence?
When odysseus gives the cyclops wine to get him drunk and then tells him his name is nobody. Then odysseus stabs him in the eye and when Odysseus calls out to his brothers he says : " Help me help me Nobody has hurt me, Nobody has tricked me". His brothers think that nobody really is hurting him.
How does Odysseus show both his bravery and his intelligence?
When he stabs the cyclops eye and then says his name is Nobody.
What does Odysseus say to Polyphemus that his name is?
Odysseus called himself Outis (=Nobody). Odysseus told the Cyclops his name was "Nobody" so the Cyclops would later exclaim, "Nobody has blinded me."
When the giant Cyclops asked Odysseus his name what name did Odysseus give to him?
Odysseus told the Cyclops his name was "Noman" (or no one in the literal Greek) as in Nobody so he tricks him. When Polyphemus cries out to his fellow Cyclopes for help he says "Noman is killing me." One of his fellows says that if "no man" is killing him, it must be illness (a divine affliction).
Why is Odysseus' name familiar to the cyclops?
I believe Odysseus provided a false name to the Cyclops. 'Nobody'
What did Odysseus tell the giant his name was?
Nobody
What does Odysseus tell polypemous his name is?
Nobody
Why did Odysseus tell polyplemus his name was nobody?
Yes.
How did Odysseus forget his identity?
Odysseus didnt forget his name, he changed it to nobody to fool the cyclopes.
What name did Odysseus give Polyphemus instead of his own?
Odysseus called himself Outis (=Nobody). He did not give Polyphemus a name.
