How Does Odysseus Escape From Polyphemus?

Odysseus and his men are trapped in the cave of Polyphemus, a cyclops who has been eating their companions. Odysseus comes up with a plan to escape. He first offers Polyphemus some wine, which the cyclops has never tasted before. The wine makes Polyphemus drunk, and he falls asleep.
Odysseus then takes a wooden stake and sharpens it to a point. He heats the stake in the fire until it is red-hot and then plunges it into the eye of Polyphemus. The cyclops awakes in terrible pain, roaring and thrashing about, but he is unable to catch Odysseus because of his size and the fact that he is only able to see out of one eye.
Odysseus taunts Polyphemus, revealing his true name, and tells him that he, Odysseus, blinded him. When the other cyclopes come to Polyphemus' aid, he tells them that "Nobody" blinded him, and they do not believe him and leave.
To escape, Odysseus comes up with another clever plan. He ties himself to the undersides of Polyphemus' sheep as they are let out to graze. In this way, Odysseus and his men are able to escape from the cave of the cyclops and make their way back to their ship.