Long before being blinded by Odysseus, Polyphemus had fallen in love with a beautiful nymph called Galatea. However, as it may be supposed, his actions were neither graceful nor acceptable to the fair maiden, who rejected them in favor of a youth named Acis, the handsome son of Faunus and...
In Greek mythology, the Cyclopes -- the plural form of "Cyclops" -- were three giant, one-eyed sons of Uranus and Gaia, named Arges, Brontes and Steropes. Homer also wrote in his "Odyssey" of another Cyclops named Polyphemus, who was blinded by Odysseus. In mythology, Cronus, the son...
Lord of the Sea. Through the resourcefulness and nerve of their captain, the soldiers blinded the Cyclops and escaped his lair clinging to the bellies of sheep. But as they rowed back to the ship, ducking the boulders that the Cyclops hurled at them from the shore, Odysseus lost his self...
In later generations, another Cyclops, Polyphemus, lived on the island of Sicily. He was blinded by the wandering hero Odysseus, after he became stranded on his island. Appearance Behavior Cyclops are vast, violent and have a certain hunger for human flesh. Never-the-less, they manage to mak...
The myth of Odysseus and the Cyclops is one of the most known Greek myths, narrated by Homer in his Odyssey. The one-eyed, giant Cyclops Polyphemus and Odysseus
which details Odysseyus and his men's attempts to escape from the cave of Polyphemus: Odysseyus uses a vat of strong wine to lull him into drunken sleep, fools the Cyclops into believing he is "Nobody", then blinds him in his sleep—Odysseus and his men escape the cave in the morning...
21、Thecyclopswho confined Odysseus and his companions in a cave until Odysseus blinded him and escaped.(独眼巨人,他将奥德修斯和其同伴禁锢于一个洞穴中,直到奥德修斯将其眼弄瞎后逃跑。) 22、Michael Hingson, Director of the National Federation for the Blind, hopes that families will be able to ...
The Kyklops had received a prophecy from a seer that he would be blinded by Odysseus, and when he now heard the name, he tore loose rocks which he hurled into the sea, just missing the ship. And from that time forward Poseidon was angry at Odysseus." ...
Odysseus was clinging to his underside. The Cyclops stroked the ram and said: “Cruel Nobody has blinded me, but I shall have my revenge. I shall find him tonight cowering in the corner of the cave, and I shall eat him for dinner, chewing very slowly.”...
CyclopsA Cyclops,in Greekmythology andlater Romanmythology,wasamemberofaprimordialraceof giants,eachwithasingleeyeinthemiddleofhisforehead. ..