Question

the metaphor in the passage below helps show the \prodigious\ man
a prodigious man
slept in this cave - alone, and took his flocks
to graze afield - remote from all companions,
knowing none but savage ways, a brute
so huge, he seemed no man at all of those
who eat good wheaten bread, but he seemed rather
a shaggy mountain reared in solitude.

• homer, from the odyssey

what is the overall meaning of the word prodigious as it is used in the stanza above?
the savagery this species displays
the cyclops occupation as a digger
the cyclops hatred of the gods
size of the cyclops

Explanation:

The text describes the man as so huge that he seems like a mountain, emphasizing his large - size. The word "prodigious" here is used to convey his enormous size.

Answer:

Size of the cyclops