Mara's+Reading+Journal

I wonder what made Odysseus think of all the ways to get rid of the cyclops and how his men could get out of the cave. It's impressive how he thinks everything through and his ideas always work. This shows that he is very experienced and knows that it's not good to panic in dangerous situations. I wonder what made him think of those things. (his drink, tying his men to the sheeps...)

I would also like to know if this story really happened or if someone just thought of the craziest things to teach people something, maybe whoever it was just searched for an interesting way to make people learn. Or maybe a different story like this happened, but the cyclops was a bear and all the other things that made it hard for Odysseus to return home were not as bad and weird as they sound in the story, but they were just mother natures creation. For example Odysseus and his men believe that poseidon, who is the god of the sea, is angry at them, but maybe it's just the wind, which creates the waves and makes it hard for the men to return home. If this was really the way it happened all the people who told the story just made it seem a lot more dramatic, so people would be entertained. Okay, Mara, so tell me, what did make Odysseus so clever? Your explanation for how the story may have evolved is interesting and makes sense to me. Yes, it does seem that people always want to be entertained, doesn't it? I enjoy reading your thoughtful reactions...

By the way, the plural of sheep is sheep.