According to Pausanias, a 2nd-century geographer, there was a sanctuary on the Isthmus of Corinth where sacrifices were offered to the Cyclopes. This was called the “altar of the Cyclopes.” In Odyssey, Odysseus comes in contact with the Cyclops Polyphemus. ...
The making, or so-called pickling, of feta is an ancient practice. InHomer’sOdyssey,Polyphemusthe Cyclops made sheep’s milk cheese, probably a forerunner of feta, which he ripened on racks in his cave. Considered the national cheese of Greece, feta is now made in many parts of the wor...