'like a man boaring a ship's timber with a drill'.shows how civilised or uncivilised people are and marks the beginning of O meeting someone new.this marks to O when the next two men are going to be eaten and how long he has to act.the formulae of the Cyclops get his sheep ready.

shows the end of one of O's journeys - is at end of all 3 adventures.

grieving for the dear friends we had lost.'

'all together we struck the white surf with the blades.but he does use his wit and cunning to get the Achaeans out of the situation.in the land of the Cyclopes he can be seen as a bad leader as wants to stay to met the owner of the cave.O can be seen as a good leader in the first adventure as he wants to leave before the Cicones come.his sense of Kleos, pride, means he had to reveal his identity at the end as it was his duty as a hero.much like in Phaeacia it was very hard for O to keep his identity hidden.on seeing smoke rising O had been hopeful he would find civilisation but was wrong.they have no harbour and he lives in a cave instead of offering them food he eats them and his gift is that he will eat O last - shows he is uncivilised.The next morning the Cyclops completes his three tasks that the repeats everyday: He then picks up two of O's men dashes their heads against the floor and ad eats them. The Cyclops remarks he doesn't revere the Gods believing he is more powerful. O tried to use his status saying they are Achaens and reminding the Cyclops of his duty to Zeus through Xenia. O was greet by a massive Cyclops crying a huge bundle of dry wood who was angered by the men in his cave.

After getting cheese O's men wanted to leave but O wanted to stay and meet the owner of the cave O had taken strong wine with him and food. They head to a gave close to see which was the den of a 'lawless giant'. The ported at Goat island which was luxuriant and O went with a landing party to the Cyclops island to see if the people were 'savages' or 'god-fearing people'.

they next reached the land of the Cyclopes and the island next to it: Goat Island.

O dragged his men back to his ship and tied them and they sailed away O followed them in and found they had been given lotus plants to eat which banished them of Nostos and made them want to stay. O sent in a landing party who remained inland for a long time.

they sailed on until they reached the land of the Lotus eaters.

Six of O's men were killed but the rest rowed away unharmed The other Cicones came down from in land and won a battle against them. O wanted to escape with their plunder but his men insisted on staying.

They went to the island and ransacked the village capturing livestock and possessions. O introduces himself as hero and tells the Phaeacians of his fame.

Book 9 the odyssey