Homer Vs. 20th Century

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the most between book and movie. Very important is the fact that when Polymephus’ cries attracted the attention of the other Cyclops, he responded that "Nobody" was responsible for what had happened. This remark alone saved the lives of the men in the cave, as the Cyclops assumed that Polyphemus was speaking about one of the gods, and merely wandered off. This scene of the movie does not have him speaking to any other Cyclops, and although he attempted to call for them, nothing happened. In Homer’s writing, it is after this encounter that Odysseus’ adventures take on a specifically mystical character. He is a changed man, casting off the chains of his old identity, symbolized when he claims his name is "Nobody," referring to the previous adventure.
Their escape from Polyphemus, after he breaks down the stone block in blind rage, once again lacks constancy between the book and video. Odysseus and his men were clinging to the bellies of the sheep until they were safe outside ...

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