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| − | '''Cyclops''' was a one-eyed [[Giant]] from Ancient [[Greece]]. He lived in a cave at the foot of [[Mount Etna]]. He was slain by the Greek hero, [[Odysseus]], who used several sheep to help him. |
+ | '''Cyclops''' was a one-eyed [[Giant]] from Ancient [[Greece]]. He lived in a cave at the foot of [[Mount Etna]]. He was slain by the Greek hero, [[Odysseus]], who used several sheep to help him do this task. |
==Behind the scenes== |
==Behind the scenes== |
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| + | *Cyclops is based on {{wplink|Polyphemus}}, a cyclops that appears in Greek mythology, most prominently in {{wplink|Homer}}'s ''{{wplink|Odyssey}}''. In the ''Odyssey'', Polyphemus was not slain by Odysseus, but merely blinded. |
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| − | *Cyclops is based on the [[Wikipedia:Cyclops|Cyclops of Greek legend]]. |
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| − | *In [[Wikipedia:Homer|Homer's]] [[Wikipedia:Odyssey|Odyssey]], the name of the cyclops was [[Wikipedia:Polyphemus|Polyphemus]], and although [[Wikipedia:Odysseus|Odysseus]] blinded him, he was not slain. |
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| − | *The Cyclops, Polyphemus, had man-eating sheep as pets. |
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*''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (video game)]]'' {{Comment|[[Exploding Snap]] [[Famous Witches and Wizards Cards|Famous Wizards Card]]}} |
*''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (video game)]]'' {{Comment|[[Exploding Snap]] [[Famous Witches and Wizards Cards|Famous Wizards Card]]}} |
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Revision as of 12:00, 3 December 2014
Cyclops was a one-eyed Giant from Ancient Greece. He lived in a cave at the foot of Mount Etna. He was slain by the Greek hero, Odysseus, who used several sheep to help him do this task.
Behind the scenes
- Cyclops is based on Polyphemus, a cyclops that appears in Greek mythology, most prominently in Homer's Odyssey. In the Odyssey, Polyphemus was not slain by Odysseus, but merely blinded.