Polyphemus

[ pol-uh-fee-muhs ]

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noun

, Classical Mythology.

Polyphemus

/ ˌpɒlɪˈfiːməs /

Greek myth a cyclops who imprisoned Odysseus and his companions in his cave. To effect his escape, Odysseus blinded him

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A Lapp tale presents this mysterious lapse of time as the sequel of an adventure similar to that of Ulysses with Polyphemus.

He read it all through again and sat quietly as the hand of Polyphemus closed over him.

Big gray Cecropias come from this kind; brown Polyphemus from that, and green Lunas from these.

Every Polyphemus in range hastened to her, and other fluttering creatures of night followed.

On the other side the royal pair had the sea-god Neptune as their progenitor who was also the father of the Cyclops Polyphemus.

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