"so, Cyclopes, no weak coward it was whose crew you bent to devour there in your vaulted cave- you with your brutal force! Your filthy crimes came down on your own head, you shameless cannibal, daring to eat your guests in your own house- so Zeus and the other gods have paid you back!" - page 226, line 531-536
-At this part of the story Odysseus tricks the beast multiple times. First he told the beast that his ship was wrecked in a storm so that Cyclopes couldn't kill the rest of his men. He also gets Cyclopes drunk so he could easily hurt the beast without having to fight. Then he tells the beast that his name is no body because he knew that it would buy him some time for his escape. This quote is Odysseus's victory speech. Odysseus shows us that your brain can be your best weapon. He knew that he couldn't out fight Cyclopes so he used his mind instead of his muscle. In this quote he also says that what he has done is Cyclopes punishment from the gods for all the filthy crimes he has done.
Odysseus shows another example of brains over brawn in the Trojan war, Odysseus had the idea of the Trojan horse going into Troy, full of their warriors who burned the city that night. Had Odysseus not been so cunning but only strong he likely would have never came up with such a great plan to defeat Tory and end the war.
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