According to Odysseus, the giant belittled the power and respect of the gods after explaining that as mere mortals they expected their host to ape Zeus' courtesy in comparisons of visitors, “they have a care for the courtesy of the gods; Zeus will avenge the unyielding host.” (Homer 153). The giant replied that he and the other Cyclopes in general had no respect for any god because "We Cyclopes don't give a damn... we have far more strength" (Homer 153). However, Hamilton's description of the relationship between the Cyclopes and Zeus suggested otherwise. He implied that the Cyclopes worked for Zeus, and in return, Zeus rewarded them with wealth. Therefore, it is not clear why the giant, after discovering Odysseus and his men, would have acted so vaingloriously, to the point of discrediting the privilege of which Zeus