Ulysses is indeed a man full of pride. Consider how he taunted Polyphemus as they were sailing away, and, in no less than seventy-five words, take Ulysses's side. Put yourself in his place, and try to justify his actions, according to whet
you know of his nature, in yelling out what he did to the Cyclops:
"Cyclops, if any one asks you who it was that put your eye out and spoiled your beauty, say it was the valiant
warrior Ulysses, son of Laertes, who lives in Ithaca."
Butler, Book IX