concept
the Cyclopes
Cyclopes
also: Κύκλωπες, Κυκλώπεσσι
A lawless race of one-eyed giant herdsmen with no assemblies or agriculture, of whom Polyphemus is the mightiest; Odysseus's crew lands among them in Book 9.
Reading notes
- The Odyssey §1.64 the Cyclopes
A lawless race of giant, one-eyed herdsmen without assemblies or laws, among whom Polyphemus is mightiest.
- The Odyssey §9.3 the Cyclopes
A lawless race of one-eyed giants with no assemblies or laws, each ruling only his own household.