“Hear me, Poseidon who circle the earth, dark-haired. If truly I am your son, and you acknowledge yourself as my father, grant that Odysseus, sacker of cities, son of Laertes, who makes his home in Ithaka, may never reach that home; but if it is decided that he shall see his own people, and come home to his strong-founded house and to his own country, let him come late, in bad case, with the loss of all his companions, in someone else’s ship, and find troubles in his household.” (9.528-535)
The quote is talking about Polyphemos praying to his father Poseidon to curse Odyesseus for what he has done to him by giving him troubles returning back home to Ithaka. It seems like from Odyesseus revealing his name to Polyphemos that he was bound to suffer at sea. My question would be that why would Odysseus reveal his name to Polyphemos?
