When Odysseus visited the cave of Polyphemus, he found out that Poseidon was his father. From that point on, he should have watched his words. However, he made a huge mistake. Once he and his men escaped the Cyclops's cave, he never should have yelled back at Polyphemus and given him all of his information. He told Polyphemus his name, his father's name and the name of his home land. He wanted Polyphemus to tell all who he encountered that Odysseus was the mortal who tricked him and blinded him. He did those things to escape with his men, but he took it one step too far when he became boastful. Had he kept his mouth shut and remained humble, he would never had fought Poseidon's wrath.
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