Who says the following and why?

"My ship?
Poseidon god of the earthquake smashed my ship,
he drove it against the rocks at your islands' far cape,
he dashed it against a cliff as the winds rode us in.
I and the men you see escaped a sudden death." *
Odysseus is trying to keep the Cyclops from finding his ship.
Odysseus is telling the Cyclops what really happened to his ship.
Odysseus is trying to convince the Cyclops to give him a gift from pity.
Polyphemus is telling Odysseus how he arrived at the island.

Question

Who says the following and why?

                           "My ship?
Poseidon god of the earthquake smashed my ship,
he drove it against the rocks at your islands' far cape,
he dashed it against a cliff as the winds rode us in.
I and the men you see escaped a sudden death." *
Odysseus is trying to keep the Cyclops from finding his ship.
Odysseus is telling the Cyclops what really happened to his ship.
Odysseus is trying to convince the Cyclops to give him a gift from pity.
Polyphemus is telling Odysseus how he arrived at the island.

anonymous · Answer

Almost certainly Odysseus says this. He is lying.  He tells this to the Cyclops Polyphemus.  Odysseus is afraid Polyphemus would destroy the ship if Polyphemus knew the ship was intact.