Polyphemus
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Polyphemus is the one-eyed Cyclops in Greek mythology best known for trapping Odysseus and his men in a cave and being outwitted and blinded by them.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Cyclops
ⓘ
figure in Greek mythology ⓘ mythological giant ⓘ |
| alignment | hostile to mortals ⓘ |
| antagonistOf | Odysseus ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Homer's Odyssey
ⓘ
surface form:
Odyssey
|
| appearsInBook |
Homer's Odyssey
ⓘ
surface form:
Odyssey Book 9
|
| artDepiction | one-eyed giant with club and sheep ⓘ |
| associatedPlace |
Mount Etna
ⓘ
Sicily ⓘ |
| blindedBy | Odysseus ⓘ |
| callsUpon | Poseidon ⓘ |
| captured |
Odysseus
ⓘ
companions of Odysseus ⓘ |
| culture | Ancient Greek mythology ⓘ |
| curseEffect |
delayed return of Odysseus to Ithaca
ⓘ
loss of Odysseus’s companions ⓘ |
| curses | Odysseus ⓘ |
| deceivedBy | false name Nobody ⓘ |
| escapeMethodOfVictims | clinging to undersides of sheep ⓘ |
| eyeCount | one ⓘ |
| father | Poseidon ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| injury | loss of eye ⓘ |
| keeps |
flock of sheep
ⓘ
goats ⓘ |
| kills | Acis ⓘ |
| killsAndEats | companions of Odysseus ⓘ |
| languageOfSources | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| laterTradition | lover of Galatea ⓘ |
| mother | Thoosa ⓘ |
| mythType | heroic journey obstacle ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being blinded by Odysseus
ⓘ
episode in Homer’s Odyssey ⓘ trapping Odysseus and his men in a cave ⓘ |
| occupation | shepherd ⓘ |
| parent |
Poseidon
ⓘ
Thoosa ⓘ |
| residence |
cave
ⓘ
island near Sicily ⓘ |
| rivalOf | Acis ⓘ |
| sourceAuthor | Homer ⓘ |
| sourceWork |
Homer's Odyssey
ⓘ
surface form:
Odyssey
|
| species |
Cyclopes
ⓘ
surface form:
Cyclops
|
| trickedBy | Odysseus ⓘ |
| victimOf | blinding by Odysseus ⓘ |
| weapon |
boulder
ⓘ
huge club ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.