person
Polyphemus
also: Πολύφημος, the Cyclops
A man-eating Cyclops, son of Poseidon and the nymph Thoosa, blinded by Odysseus in Book 9; his father's resulting anger drives the plot of Odysseus's whole wandering.
Reading notes
- The Odyssey §1.64 the Cyclops
Poseidon's son Polyphemus, the one-eyed giant Odysseus blinds in Book 9 — the act that draws Poseidon's lasting wrath.
- The Odyssey §9.283 the Cyclops
Poseidon's son, the man-eating giant Odysseus blinds in this book, the act that draws Poseidon's curse on his entire homecoming.