The Odyssey
What characteristics lead odysseus to put his men in danger?
during "land of the cyclopes"
during "land of the cyclopes"
He was rash when he shouted out his real name to the cyclops. I think this was an excess of pride or hubris that puts his men in danger. By telling Polyphemus his name, Odysseus puts his petty mortal anger against Poseidon’s divine vengeance.