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- Cyclopes – Mythopedia
The Cyclopes were huge creatures whose defining characteristic was a single large eye in the middle of their forehead There were three different kinds of Cyclopes: the Uranian Cyclopes, who fashioned Zeus’ lightning bolts; the savage Sicilian Cyclopes; and the Cyclopes who built the walls of cities such as Mycenae
- Cyclops (Play) - Mythopedia
Euripides’ Cyclops is an adaptation of the myth of Odysseus’ encounter with the Cyclops, best known from Book 9 of Homer’s Odyssey But the myth might have been familiar to Euripides and his audience from other literary and artistic sources, too, including a play by Aristias titled Cyclops , [3] Cratinus’ comedy Odysseus , [4] and
- Odysseus – Mythopedia
Odysseus and the Cyclops During his wanderings, Odysseus happened upon the island of the Cyclopes—giant one-eyed sons of Poseidon There, the brutal Cyclops Polyphemus captured Odysseus and a few of his men, trapping them in his cave Polyphemus picked off Odysseus’ men two by two, killing and eating them
- Uranian Cyclopes - Mythopedia
The Uranian Cyclopes—named Brontes, Steropes, and Arges—were children of Gaia and Uranus and loyal allies of the Olympians Master craftsmen, they frequently fashioned weapons, armor, and ornaments for the gods—most famously, Zeus’ thunderbolts
- Polyphemus – Mythopedia
Cyclops, if any one of mortal men shall ask thee about the shameful blinding of thine eye, say that Odysseus, the sacker of cities, blinded it, even the son of Laertes, whose home is in Ithaca [9] This proved to be a terrible mistake: now that he knew Odysseus’ name, Polyphemus begged his father, Poseidon, to punish the man who had blinded him
- Creature Names - Mythopedia
Fantasy creatures can be anything from dragons to hippogriffs, populating the worlds of literature, movies, and tabletop games with the feel of magic After all, where would “The Odyssey” be without a cyclops to slay? Creature naming conventions
- Odyssey: Book 9 (Full Text) - Mythopedia
“The land of Cyclops first, a savage kind, Nor tamed by manners, nor by laws confined: Untaught to plant, to turn the glebe, and sow, They all their products to free nature owe: The soil, untill’d, a ready harvest yields, With wheat and barley wave the golden fields; Spontaneous wines from weighty clusters pour, And Jove descends in each
- Mythopedia – Encyclopedia of Mythology
Mythopedia is the ultimate online resource for exploring ancient mythology; from the Greeks and Romans, to Celtic, Norse, Egyptian and more
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