... from the island so no-one else would suffer the same as the scouts did. Odysseus was religious, believing in the power of the Greek Gods to control destiny and fate. This helps him set a good example for his men to follow. In book nine he often makes reference to gods and nymphs (the children of gods). One of these being ', some god must have guided us here through the murky night,' and also ', presently the Nymphs, those children of Zeus, set the mountain goats on the move to ensure my companions a meal'. Chapter nine also suggests that Odysseus is an intelligent man who can plan ahead. For example when in the Cyclops cave he tricks the Cyclops by giving his name as 'nobody'. When the Cyclops is blinded and screams for help, the other Cyclopes come to his aid. As the Cyclops had shut off his cave the ...

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