Question

read the excerpt from the odyssey. o hear me, lord, blue girdler of the islands, if i am thine indeed, and thou art father; grant that odysseus, raider of cities, never see his home: laertes’ son, i mean, who kept his hail on ithaca. should destiny intend that he shall see his roof again among his family in his father land, far be that day, and dark the years between. let him lose all companions, and return under strange sail to bitter days at home. what motivates the cyclops to ask poseidon for the demise of odysseus and all his men? select two options. he hates all the greeks because they destroyed troy. he wants revenge for the loss of his eye. he thinks all of mankind is weak and feeble. he is angered by odysseus’s taunts.

Explanation:

In the excerpt, the Cyclops is seeking revenge. He was blinded by Odysseus and enraged by Odysseus' taunts as he left. His hatred for all Greeks because of Troy is not the main motivation here, nor is his view of mankind's weakness. His main reasons for asking Poseidon for Odysseus' demise are the loss of his eye and the taunts.

Answer:

He wants revenge for the loss of his eye.
He is angered by Odysseus's taunts.