Odysseus decides not to kill the Cyclops right away because the Cyclops is the only one who is able to move the large boulder blocking the entrance to the cave. Odysseus knows he would be forever cursed by the gods and never get home. without t

Odysseus decides not to kill the Cyclops right away because the Cyclops is the only one who is able to move the large boulder blocking the entrance to the cave. Odysseus knows he would be forever cursed by the gods and never get home. without the Cyclops, Odysseus and his men would die of starvation. Odysseus realizes that he needs to get the Cyclops on his side so he can have his blessing to get home alive.