Mar 22, 2023 · Polyphemus’ showdown with Odysseus was a common subject for painters, potters, and sculptors from the very beginning, with the myth of Polyphemus and Galatea becoming popular later …

The giant Polyphemus and his cave described; the usage Ulysses and his companions met with there; and, lastly, the method and artifice by which he escaped. Then thus Ulysses: “Thou whom first in …

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.

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 Uranian Cyclopes, …

Apr 28, 2023 · There, the brutal Cyclops Polyphemus captured Odysseus and a few of his men, trapping them in his cave. Polyphemus picked off Odysseus’ men two by two, killing and eating them. But …

Mar 1, 2023 · The Odyssey, traditionally said to have been composed by Homer, is an epic poem probably written around the middle of the eighth century BCE. It describes the Greek hero Odysseus’ …

May 8, 2023 · Poseidon was a powerful (and unruly) Olympian god. He presided over the seas, seafarers, earthquakes, and horses and was easily recognized by his fearsome trident.

Mar 8, 2023 · The Gorgons were three monstrous sisters who lived at the edge of the world; they are perhaps best remembered for their snake hair and fearsome appearance. Two of the Gorgons were …

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 have been …

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 fashioned weapons, …