VCE Classical Studies Practice Questions - VCE Classical Studies (VCAA Units 3 & 4) Exam

In Book 9 of Homer's Odyssey, what fatal error of hubris does Odysseus commit after escaping the cave of Polyphemus?

He steals the sacred golden goblet of Polyphemus to present to King Alcinous He sacrifices Polyphemus' prize ram to Ares instead of Poseidon He blinds Polyphemus' remaining eye while the Cyclops is asleep He shouts his true name and home island of Ithaca to the blinded Cyclops

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He shouts his true name and home island of Ithaca to the blinded Cyclops

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