His curiousity - He wishes to know what the people of the cyclops are like.
His greed - He wishes to receive gifts from the cyclops.
His courage - He is the first to speak to the cyclops because the others are too afraid.
His wisdom - He wisely recognizes that killing the Cyclops would trap them in the cave.
His intelligence - Odysseus creates a plan to escape the cave.
His skill with tools - Odysseus is able to sharpen the olive trunk into a sharp point.
His physical prowess - Odysseus drives the olive trunk into Polyphemus' eye like a screw.
His patience - Odysseus waits patiently to escape the cave, waiting until dawn to try to escape.
His charisma - Odysseus gets Polyphemus to relax and has him accept his gift of wine.
His skill with Words - Odysseus cleverly gives Polyphemus a fake name
His leadership skills - Odysseus is able to get his men to not kill the cyclops immediately, but aid him with his plan to escape. Furthermore, he makes sure his entire crew is out of the cave before he leaves himself.
His arrogance - Odysseus taunts Polyphemus as he leaves the island.
His stubbornness - Even after his crew begs him not to, Odysseus continues to taunt Polyphemus.
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