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Cyclopes one-eyed, unruly giants; excellent metals craftsmen. [Gk. Myth.: Parrinder, 68]
See : Craftsmanship Cyclopes one-eyed monsters. [Gk. Lit.: Odyssey] See : Deformity Cyclopes race of one-eyed, gigantic men. [Gk. Lit.: Odyssey; Arab. Lit.: Arabian Nights, “Sindbad the Sailor,” Third Voyage] See : Giantism Cyclopes Poseidon’s sons, each with one eye in the center of his forehead. [Gk. Lit.: Odyssey] See : Monsters Cyclopes one-eyed giants; builders of fortifications. [Gk. Myth.: Avery, 346] See : Strength How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The same thing holds good of Dithyrambs and Nomes; here too one may portray different types, as Timotheus and Philoxenus differed in representing their Cyclopes. Bear in mind, however, that Neptune is still furious with Ulysses for having blinded an eye of Polyphemus king of the Cyclopes. Of these three, Earth produces Heaven to whom she bears the Titans, the Cyclopes and the hundred-handed giants. |
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