Read the excerpt from the odyssey.

'o cyclops! would you feast on my companions?
puny, am i, in a caveman's hands?
how do you like the beating that we gave you,
you cannibal? eater of guests
under your roof! zeus and the gods have paid you! '

according to this excerpt, odysseus

is fearful of the cyclops.
is prideful and overly confident.
has been weakened by the cyclops.
has regrets about staying on the island.

is prideful and overly confident.

Explanation:

In "The Odyssey," the Cyclops are uncivilized creatures who are potentially dangerous. However, in the excerpt, Odysseus's curiosity about the Cyclops is stronger than his good judgment. Besides, he talks to the Cyclops and wishes to see if it has anything to give to him and his men.

once upon a midnight dreary, while i pondered, weak and weary,

explanation:

hold on ill find it