2023年3月22日 · Polyphemus, the most powerful and savage of the Sicilian Cyclopes, is best remembered for his brutal behavior towards Odysseus. Driven by a dangerous combination of hunger, curiosity, and bad luck, Odysseus and his men landed on the island inhabited by Polyphemus on their way home from the Trojan War.

2023年7月6日 · Polyphemus begins devouring Odysseus’ men two at a time, but the crafty hero soon thinks up a plan to escape. He gives Polyphemus some wine, causing him to become drunk. Once Polyphemus is asleep, Odysseus and his men drive a huge stake that they have sharpened into the Cyclops’ eye, thus blinding him.

2023年3月22日 · The Sicilian Cyclopes, on the other hand, were uncivilized and lived as shepherds. The most famous of these was the man-eating Polyphemus, a son of Poseidon who played a nightmarish role in the myth of Odysseus. Other Cyclopes were known for being remarkable builders and masons, constructing the walls of ancient cities such as Mycenae.

2023年4月28日 · Polyphemus picked off Odysseus’ men two by two, killing and eating them. But Odysseus managed to escape in the end by getting the Cyclops drunk on wine and then blinding him with a sharpened stake when he fell asleep. Argive krater showing Odysseus blinding the Cyclops Polyphemus (7th century BCE) Archaeological Museum of Argos / Zde CC BY-SA 4.0

2023年3月11日 · One day, Polyphemus found Galatea and Acis lying in each other’s arms. He flew into a jealous rage and hurled a massive rock at them. Galatea managed to escape, but Acis was crushed and killed. Heartbroken, she transformed Acis into a river. In some versions, however, Polyphemus was able to win over Galatea in the end and make her his wife.

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 sway, As first in virtue, these thy realms obey; How sweet the products of a peaceful reign!

2023年3月1日 · Later, Odysseus was adapted and reinvented by a variety of lyric poets, tragedians, and visual artists. Euripides’ Cyclops, for example—the only satyr play from antiquity that has survived intact—is a burlesque retelling of the tale of Odysseus and the Cyclops Polyphemus from Book 9 of the Odyssey.

2023年3月25日 · In Euripides’ Cyclops (the only complete surviving satyr play), Silenus and the satyrs help Odysseus and his men escape from the Cyclops Polyphemus; in Aeschylus’ Net-Haulers, they fish Danae and the infant Perseus from the sea; in Sophocles’ Trackers, they search for the cattle that the infant Hermes had stolen from his brother Apollo.

The Story of Acis, Polyphemus and Galatea. Acis, the lovely youth, whose loss I mourn, From Faunus, and the nymph Symethis born, Was both his parents’ pleasure; but, to me Was all that love could make a lover be. The Gods our minds in mutual bands did …

2023年2月27日 · Tiresias, a famous blind prophet, played a central role in the mythology of Thebes. His knowledge, experiences, and abilities far surpassed those of ordinary mortals: Tiresias lived as both a man and a woman, spoke with the gods, and advised heroes such as Odysseus—even after death.