Polyphemus
deity earth Greek corroborated · 3
Stub entity — referenced by another entity from source #1982 but not yet directly extracted from its own source.
↻ synthesized from 3 sources
When
- First attested
- 800 BCE
- Attested period
- -800 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Appears in Homer's Odyssey, likely composed in the 8th century BCE.
Relationships
- syncretized with
- Tork Angegh
- child of
- Poseidon
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (2)
encyclopedia (1)
- peer reviewed
Source passages
“Beckoned by the curse of Polyphemus, his one-eyed giant son, he attempts to make Odysseus' journey home much harder than it actually needs to be. Odysseus earned Poseidon’s wrath by blinding Polyphemus.”
#26327 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“It takes its name from the river Acis, into which, according to the legend, Acis, the lover of Galatea, was changed after he had been slain by Polyphemus. The rocks which Polyphemus hurled at Ulysses are identified with the seven Scogli de’ Ciclopi, or Faraglioni”
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