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1. The
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4. The Cyclops were giant; one-eyed
MONSTERS; a wild race of lawless
creatures who possess neither social
manners nor fear of the Gods. Cyclopes
means ‘round eye.’

5. The most famous Cyclops is the
cannibalistic shepherd of the
Ancient Greek Homeric myth.
Homer’s famous text the Odyssey is
one of many that turn-up not just in
Greek mythology, but in other
cultures throughout the world.

6. POLYPHEMUS
According to Homer’s Odysseus where he introduced likely the
most famous Cyclops, Polyphemus, Cyclopes were the sons of
POSEIDON, not Gaea. Homer described the Cyclopes as wild
savages, who abstained from agriculture and laws other than
every man for himself. They were shepherds who lived in the
southwestern part of Sicily, actively ate human beings and lived
with their wives and children in caves ruling over them with
arbitrary power. The Homeric Cyclopes were not servants of
ZEUS, and in fact, they mostly disregarded him.

7. Mercury is the closest planet to the Sun and the
smallest one in our Solar System—it’s only a bit
larger than our Moon. The planet’s name has
nothing to do with the liquid metal, since it was
named after the Roman messenger god, Mercury
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Polyphemus was a man-eating monster with a bloody and barbaric story. He fell
in love with a beautiful nymph called Galatea who rejected him in favour for a
man named Acis. POLYPHEMUS enraged by the rejection, threw Acis and killed
him on a massive rock. The blood of Acis formed a stream, which still bears his
name today.

8. The hero Odysseus and his men sail
to the “land of the Cyclopes” an
island home described as arrogant
“lawless folk.”

9. While exploring the island they find a
remote cave, and see a “monstrous
man,” named
Polyphemus

10. While Polyphemus is away,
they secretly enter the
monster’s cave and help
themselves to the giant’s food
while waiting for him to
return.

11. When the immense
shepherd,
Polyphemus finally
arrives, he seals
the door with a
huge stone before
spotting the
humans.

12. When questioning
how they arrived to
his land, Odysseus
lies and tells the
creature their ship
crashed.

13. In a sudden wild fit of rage,
Polyphemus snatches two of
the men, violently throwing
their bodies to the ground
before cutting them limb
from limb. While the others
watch on in horror, he eats
them raw.

14. Odysseus and his
friends are
understandably
horrified, and begin
plotting their escape
while the giant
sleeps.

15. More men are eaten the next
day, but Odysseus manages to
sharpen a large stake from the
giant’s own massive club and
begins to execute his master
plan by getting Polyphemus
drunk.

16. With the wine in full-effect, the
buzzed giant asks his drinking
buddy’s name.
Odysseus responds with
“Noman.”

17. While the giant is asleep,
Odysseus and four men hold
the stake in a fire until it glows
red-hot. They thrust this into
his eye, blinding the giant.

18. When the other Cyclopes on the
island hear his cries of agony
and rush to come to see “what’s
wrong”, the injured Polyphemus
can only say he was hurt by “no
man.”

19. The next morning, the now
blind giant opens his cave to
graze his sheep and Odysseus
and his men escape clinging
underneath the bellies of the
wooly animals.

20. As the crew sails away with some of
the cyclop’s sheep in tow,
Polyphemus hurls massive rocks at
the boat when Odysseus taunts him.
Polyphemus was very angry.

21. As Polyphemus hurls massive rocks, Legend has it,
you can even see these rocks today. The unique
formation of the Faraglioni of Aci Trezza are called
the “Islands of the Cyclops.”

22. Odysseus could not help but boast about his
victory over his defeated adversary and told
Polyphemus his name which in turn led to
Poseidon punishing him and causing him to
deviate from his route home even more.

23. On the other hand,
Hesiod, the Greek
historian, mentions only
three Cyclopes, who
were primordial giants;
Arges (thunderbolt),
Steropes (lightning) and
Brontes (thunder) who
are all storm deities and
were the first smiths.

24. Did you know that Cyclops make weapons?
The thunderbolts, which became Zeus' signature weapons, were forged by all three
Cyclopes: Arges added brightness, Brontes added thunder, and Steropes added
lightning. These Cyclopes also created Poseidon's trident, Artemis' bow and arrow, and
the helmet that Hades gave to Perseus on his quest to kill Medusa.

25. Did you know that Cyclops make weapons?
The thunderbolts, which became Zeus' signature weapons,
were forged by all three Cyclopes: Arges added brightness,
Brontes added thunder, and Steropes added lightning.
These Cyclopes also created Poseidon's trident, Artemis'
bow and arrow, and the helmet that Hades gave to Perseus
on his quest to kill Medusa.

26. We still see the Greek versions of the
Cyclops myth appearing in literature
class and a few popular instances.
Stories like:

27. Wrath of the Titans, Disney’s Hercules

28. Percy Jackson;
and O’ Brother Where Art Thou

29. And today, the figure has evolved into loveable
monsters like mutant aliens.