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Odysseus has come out on top in his struggle with the Cyclops, but his victory is fated to be a hollow one.

Hear Homer’s Greek and follow in Samuel Butler’s English here.

See the illustrated blog post here.

Odysseus and his men have blinded the Cyclops, but he is sitting in the mouth of the cave, barring their escape. How can they get past him?

Hear Homer’s Greek and follow in Samuel Butler’s English here.

See the illustrated blog post here.

The Cyclops has the upper hand, but Odysseus has a plan to even up the odds.

Hear Homer’s Greek and follow in Samuel Butler’s English here.

See the illustrated blog post here.

Trapped with the monster in his cave, the horror of their position in rapidly brought home to Odysseus and his men.

Hear Homer’s Greek and follow in Samuel Butler’s English here.

See the illustrated blog post  here.

Hiding in the Cyclops’s cave, Odysseus and his men wait for him to come home and are not disappointed. Hear Homer’s Greek and follow in Samuel Butler’s English translation here.

See the illustrated blog post here.

As the story of Odysseus and the Cyclops begins, Odysseus and his men spot the one-eyed monster’s cave.

Hear Homer’s Greek and follow in Samuel Butler’s English translation here.

See the illustrated blog post here.