They had been driven by storm to an island near the land of the cyclopes. The next morning Odysseus decided to see what land that was. Nobody knew about the cyclopes.
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Odysseus was curious about the type of men the Cyclops were.
he doesnt really treat them bad because no one told Odysseus to go on and see the cyclops.
The cyclops was already named Polyphemus. Odysseus did not name the cyclops.
In the "Odyssey", Odysseus blinded the Cyclops Polyphemus with a red hot log.The cyclops that was blinded by Odysseus is Polyphemos.
If I remember right, Odysseus insists that the men go in there so that the Cyclops would give them 'guest-gifts' .