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    Polyphemus The Cyclops

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    Polyphemus was a very muscular cyclops who stood 15 feet tall, he was so tall that he could pick grown men up and eat them with his bare hands. Polyphemus was son of Poseidon, God of the sea. Polyphemus didn’t fear the Gods because his father was a God and he was a giant monster that wasn’t very smart. Polyphemus was known for his anger and gullibleness. Polyphemus was also known as the Cyclops. The Cyclops was one of a race of one-eyed giants. In this story the Cyclops is in a cave and traps the men

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    Cyclops And Odysseus

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    “The Cyclops” an epic of The Odyssey. To the Greeks, evil is something that takes away from their purpose. The eight Greek evil thoughts contain, greed, pride, indulgence of sadness, holding anger, boasting and wallowing in depression. “The Cyclops” is an epic that includes the antagonist, the Cyclops, and the protagonist, Odysseus. Odysseus looks for trouble, when he encounters the Cyclops, Polyphemus, and walks into the Polyphemus’ cave, with his men in tow. Some of the men died, but their last

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    be morally wrong. The Greeks disapproved of thoughts that were not normal, such as wallowing in depression or loving food beyond compare. “The Cyclops” is an Epic about Odysseus by Euripides, where a mortal man and his men are trapped in a cyclops’ (Polyphemus) cave. Odysseus made the cyclops drunk, gathered up a few of his men, drove a stake into the Cyclops’ eye, and then escaped under his livestock. Odysseus demonstrates hyperephania, kenodoxia, and orge. Hyperephania (pride and narcissism) is

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    The Barbaric Cyclops Imagine that you are in a giant cave and that a cyclops is in there with you how will you escape. A cyclops is a member of a race of savage one-eyed giants. In the Odyssey, Odysseus escaped death by blinding the cyclops Polyphemus.You are about to find out what a cyclops is in the Greek Mythology. Note that some people think that the cyclops ,Polyphemus, is the most barbaric monster in the world because he eats people like Odysseus. To start off, the cyclops is barbaric.

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    Odysseus portrays the Cyclops as a savage monster and a bad host who is rightfully punished when Odysseus blinds him. But when you compare Odysseus slaughtering the suitors and the Cyclops eating Odysseus’ crew, you find similarities between their actions. Both return to their homes to find intruders stealing their property, and then proceed to mercilessly kill the intruders. Since the cyclops defends his home, he may use deadly force. The Cyclops is depicted as a vicious monster because of his

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    ancient Greek culture and how things were done in that era. “The Cyclops” is an episode in the epic The Odyssey written by Homer, in which Odysseus and his men camp out in the cave of Polyphemus, a cyclops waiting for him to confront them. When he does, Odysseus tricks him into making himself vulnerable and Odysseus and his men attack him and puncture his eye, then use his sheep to make their way out of the cave. In the episode of “The Cyclops” Odysseus falls prey to several of the eight Greek evil thoughts

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    Cyclops Research Paper

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    Cyclops Cyclops (Polyphemus, specifically) is a gigantic one eyed monster, considered the sons of Titans, Uranus, Gaea, and the other Cyclopes were his brothers.Polyphemus was considered a skilled metalsmith craftsman fashioning useful items like certain tools, kitchenware, tableware, jewellery, and weapons out of various metals and he was very strong, but also stubborn. One weakness would be his one eye, so the Cyclopes could be easily blinded. One short myth on Polyphemus is that,Odysseus and

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    battles with his men keeping the towns safe. The Polyphemus Cyclops is a one-eyed deformed, bruited villain, that plays a role of a bad guy. The Odysseus has the knowledge, and magnificent, outstanding intelligence. And the Polyphemus Cyclops has ignorance of negativity, overall for confidence.

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    The Greek Evil thoughts gave insight into the Greek’s perspective of the moral code. “The Cyclops” is an episode written by Homer, in which it depicts the interaction then later conflict between Odysseus and the cyclops - known as Polyphemus. The two Greek Evil thoughts that Odysseus suffered from was hyperphrenia (pride), and kenodoxia (boasting). The evil thought known as hyperphrenia - is considered to be pride or narcissism, the expectation esteem or adulation that is not earned. According to

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    Cyclopes are members of a primordial race of giants, each with a single eye in the middle of its forehead; they are mainly seen in Greek mythology. Whenever people hear the word “Cyclops,” it is always associated with humongous 20-foot tall cannibal with a big stick roaming the forest and mountains. However, Cyclopes are one of the oldest Greek mythological creatures; they are children of gods and nature spirits who came out wrong. Poseidon was the most common father. Hesiod was one of the first

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