Polyphemus
Half Cyclopes, Half Serial Killer
Life Summary
- son of Poseidon and nymph Thoosa
- lives in solitude in Sicily
- lives off of flesh from goats, sheep, and humans
- youngest, strongest, and most powerful giant
- trapped Odysseus and twelve crew members in cave with boulder
- ate half of Odysseus' crew
- drunken by Odysseus
- speared in the eye by Odysseus after passing out
Polyphemus
The Great Drinking Game
Don't drink with your prisoners.
Works Cited
"Cyclopes." UXL Encyclopedia of World Mythology. Vol. 2. N.p.: Gale, 2009. 275-78. Print.
Evslin, Bernard. "Ulysses and the Cyclops." The Cyclopes. New York: Chelsea House, 1987. 75-91. Print. Monsters of Mythology.
Leadbetter, Ron. "Polyphemus." Encyclopedia Mythica. N.p.: MMIX Encyclopedia Media, n.d. Print.
"Polyphemus." Encyclopedia Britannica. 2014. Print.