How did Polyphemus get blinded?

Polyphemus. Odysseus at length succeeded in making Polyphemus drunk, blinded him by plunging a burning stake into his eye while he lay asleep, and, with six of his friends (the others having been devoured by Polyphemus), made his escape by clinging to the bellies of the sheep let out to pasture.Click to see full answer. Also, why does Odysseus blind Polyphemus?Odysseus blinded Polyphemus so that he and his captured Crew members could leave his cave peacefully,if he was not blinded by Odysseus there was no way they would have passed him and left his cave,and if you recall even without his Sight he almost damaged Odysseus and his crews ship with what he threw when he heardAdditionally, what happens to Polyphemus? Polyphemus was the giant son of the god Poseidon and Thoosa in Greek mythology. He was one of the Cyclopes, having a single eye. Polyphemus said that he would eat “No one” last for gratitude, and fell into a deep sleep. Odysseus, having planned this, took a wooden stake and blinded Polyphemus’ single eye. Subsequently, question is, does Polyphemus deserve to be blinded? Polyphemus is shown this way because Odysseus and his crew broke into his home, Polyphemus was probably in shock because of this incident, and because of this misunderstanding; he was stabbed in his eye and blinded (Greek Myths & Greek Mythology). Polyphemus is an innocent Cyclops and must be proven innocent.What symbol is Polyphemus?His main symbol is the One Eye on his forehead, another symbol is Blindness because he was blinded by the Odysseus. Another representation of Polyphemus is the Polyphemus butterfly.