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  1. Cyclopes – Mythopedia

    Mar 22, 2023 · The Cyclopes were huge creatures whose defining characteristic was a single large eye in the middle of their forehead. There were three different kinds of Cyclopes: the …

  2. Odysseus – Mythopedia

    Apr 28, 2023 · Odysseus and the Cyclops During his wanderings, Odysseus happened upon the island of the Cyclopes —giant one-eyed sons of Poseidon. There, the brutal Cyclops …

  3. Cyclops (Play) – Mythopedia

    Jul 6, 2023 · Euripides’ Cyclops is the only surviving satyr play from antiquity. It is a burlesque retelling of the myth of Odysseus and the Cyclops Polyphemus.

  4. Uranian Cyclopes – Mythopedia

    Mar 25, 2023 · The Uranian Cyclopes—named Brontes, Steropes, and Arges—were children of Gaia and Uranus and loyal allies of the Olympians. Master craftsmen, they frequently …

  5. Polyphemus – Mythopedia

    Mar 22, 2023 · Polyphemus was a son of Poseidon and one of the feared Sicilian Cyclopes. He was eventually blinded by Odysseus.

  6. Odyssey: Book 9 (Full Text) - Mythopedia

    Argument The Adventures of the Cicons, Lotophagi and Cyclops Ulysses begins the relation of his adventures: how, after the destruction of Troy, he with his companions made an incursion on …

  7. Creature Names - Mythopedia

    Creature names: Origin, structure, and meaning From the three-headed dragons of Greek myth to creepy crawlies, the world of fantasy creatures is an endless abundance of mystery. Let’s …

  8. Taranis – Mythopedia

    Nov 29, 2022 · Taranis, the “Thunderer,” was a Celtic storm god, symbolized by a sacred wheel. Wielding a thunderbolt, he was feared for his command of foul weather, and regarded as a …

  9. Hecatoncheires – Mythopedia

    Mar 23, 2023 · The Hecatoncheires, also called the “Hundred-Handers,” were three children of Gaia and Uranus, named Cottus, Briareus, and Gyges. With fifty heads and one hundred arms …

  10. Silenus – Mythopedia

    Mar 25, 2023 · Silenus was the oldest, wisest, and wildest of the satyrs (or silens)—half-human, half-animal creatures in Dionysus’ drunken band of revelers. Silenus was sometimes said to …