The Great Myths: The Odyssey | The Cyclops' Curse (Episode 3)

Episode 3: Odysseus and his companions are trapped in the Cyclops’ cave. But he is a man with a plan. He carves out a stake and, after having drunk Polyphemus under the table, drives it into his one eye.

The men escape thanks to one last trick: they tie themselves up to the sheep's underbellies to get out of the cave right under the Cyclops’ nose. Alas, when he reaches his boat, Odysseus’s anger gets the best of him: he reveals his name to the Cyclops, who calls upon his father, the god Poseidon, to avenge him. Immediately, a storm erupts.The battered fleet has to land on the island of Aeolus, who offers them a wineskin holding all the winds that could prevent them from reaching their destination, Ithaca. But, convinced that it contains a treasure, the sailors seize it. Their greed releases a flurry of winds that push them back to Aeolus’. This time, convinced that a curse weighs on Odysseus, the master of the winds refuses to help him...