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Polyphemus

In Greek mythology, a Cyclops (one-eyed giant) and son of Poseidon, dwelling on the west coast of Sicily. He imprisoned Odysseus and his 12 companions in his cave on their homeward journey, and was blinded during their escape. His story forms the subject of Book Eleven of Homer's Odyssey.

After capturing the men, Polyphemus began to devour them, two at each meal, but Odysseus made the Cyclops drunk with wine from Ismarus in Thrace, and put out his eye with a burning pole. The survivors escaped by hanging under the bellies of the Cyclop's sheep when they were let out of the cave the following morning.

Poseidon, enraged by their treatment of his son, ensured that their voyage home was long and hazardous.



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Bear in mind, however, that Neptune is still furious with Ulysses for having blinded an eye of Polyphemus king of the Cyclopes.
The Odyssey by Homer View in context
"But," continued the wise Ulysses, "you must remember, my good friends, our misadventure in the cavern of one-eyed Polyphemus, the Cyclops
Tanglewood Tales by Hawthorne, Nathaniel View in context
Never again can I behold such men as Pirithous and Dryas shepherd of his people, or as Caeneus, Exadius, godlike Polyphemus, and Theseus son of Aegeus, peer of the immortals.
The Iliad by Homer View in context
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