In addition to Polyphemus making Odysseus' journey home as arduous as possible, he also promised that Odysseus would find upheaval and strife at home. This is what is at the crux of The Return.

Odysseus and his men are captured by Polyphemus. To escape, they get him drunk, blind him with a sharpened stake and cling to the underside of his sheep. **King of Aeolia:**The King of Aeolia ...

Odysseus needed an escape plan. The next day ... Odysseus and his men attached themselves to the bellies of Polyphemus’ sheep and when the Cyclops let his herd out the next morning, the men ...