Connecting motive to deeper meaning in the odyssey he had in wizardry among the cyclops, and these things he foretold for time to come: my great eye lost, and at odysseus' hands. always i had in mind some giant, armed in giant force, would come against me here. but this, but you – small, pitiful and twiggy – you put me down with wine, you blinded me.     -the odyssey, homer what deeper meaning is revealed through the cyclops’s interpretation of the prophecy?   ignoring a prophecy leads to punishment by the gods. epic heroes can have qualities that one would expect only a supernatural being to have. people are expected to treat guests with respect, and hospitality is rewarded. home is the best place to be.