Proceed (forward & go = to go forward) + ed (simple past tense) = Proceeded
Explanation:
The mentioned word was created from the two Latin words mentioned above which were firstly used in the French language as the word procederer. The word procederer comes from Latin language and it is the mixture of the “CEDERE-GO” and the prefix “PRO-FORWARD”.
It was only in the Middle-Ages that the English society had started using this particular word in the form PROCEED which has several meanings in English Language today:
To proceed = to continue doing something
To proceed = to go forward with your plans or actions
You may proceed = the most common way in terms of politeness to say to someone that he or she can continue with his/her work, intentions or other actions
In your question, the mentioned word is in the simple past tense (+ed)
Well, Polyphemus was told that someone named Odysseus would blind him, and Poseidon loves his children, so when Polyphemus was blinded, he called on Poseidon, who wrecked Odysseus.
It's more important to what a person does because as they say, actions speak louder than words do. A person can think a certain way but not act on it but what a person does reflects what they decide internally and what they wanted to do with that idea externally showing that they are serious with that idea of theirs in their head.
