Question

read the excerpt from the odyssey.
my ship?
poseidon lord, who sets the earth a-tremble,
broke it up on the rocks at your lands end.
a wind from seaward served him, drove us there.
we are survivors, these good men and i.
what motivates odysseus to tell a lie to the cyclops?
○ odysseus knows that poseidon is the cyclops father.
○ odysseus is afraid the cyclops will steal their ship.
○ odysseus does not want to reveal their only means of escape.
○ odysseus does not know what has happened to his ship.

Explanation:

In The Odyssey, Odysseus lies about his ship being destroyed to hide the real ship, which is his crew's only way to escape the Cyclops' island. If the Cyclops knew the ship was intact, he could destroy it, trapping Odysseus and his men. The other options are incorrect: Odysseus learns Poseidon is the Cyclops' father later, he is not worried about theft, and he knows exactly where his ship is.

Answer:

Odysseus does not want to reveal their only means of escape.