1. Drunkenness: Odysseus and his men shared wine with Polyphemus, a gift that blinded the Cyclops.
2. Spike: While Polyphemus slept, Odysseus took a sharpened stake from Polyphemus' fire and heated it.
3. Blinding: With the help of his men, Odysseus drove the heated stake into Polyphemus' sole eye, blinding him.
4. Sheep Deception: To escape the blinded Polyphemus' cave, Odysseus and his men tied themselves to the undersides of large rams in the sheep herd.
5. Counting Trick: When Polyphemus felt the sheep to count them as they left the cave, he missed Odysseus' men clinging to the rams due to their crafty positioning.
6. Ship Escape: Odysseus and his men successfully left the cave and returned to their ship.