Cyclopes
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The Cyclopes are one-eyed giants from Greek mythology renowned as master craftsmen who forged Zeus’s thunderbolts and other divine weapons.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cyclopes canonical | 14 |
| Cyclops | 5 |
| the Cyclopes | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
beings from Greek mythology
ⓘ
giants ⓘ mythological race ⓘ |
| alignment | varies by myth ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Hesiod's Theogony
ⓘ
surface form:
Hesiod’s Theogony
Homer's Odyssey ⓘ
surface form:
Homer’s Odyssey
various later Greek and Roman works ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Hades
ⓘ
Hephaestus ⓘ Poseidon ⓘ Zeus ⓘ |
| created |
Hades’s helm of invisibility
ⓘ
Poseidon’s trident ⓘ Zeus’s thunderbolts ⓘ various divine weapons ⓘ |
| culture | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| employer | Olympian gods ⓘ |
| eyeCount | one ⓘ |
| genre | myth ⓘ |
| giftedTo |
Hades
ⓘ
Poseidon ⓘ Zeus ⓘ |
| languageOfMyths | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| memberOf | Greek mythological creatures ⓘ |
| mythologicalTradition | Greek mythology ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
great physical strength
ⓘ
master craftsmen ⓘ single eye in the middle of the forehead ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Arges
ⓘ
Brontes ⓘ Polyphemus ⓘ Steropes ⓘ |
| parentageVariant |
children of Poseidon (for some later Cyclopes)
ⓘ
children of Uranus and Gaia ⓘ |
| portrayedAs |
dangerous man-eating giants in the Odyssey
ⓘ
helpful divine craftsmen in Hesiodic tradition ⓘ |
| powerType |
metalworking
ⓘ
smithing ⓘ weapon forging ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
divine craftsmen
ⓘ
giants in mythology ⓘ |
| roleInMyth | allies of Zeus in the Titanomachy ⓘ |
| symbol |
forge
ⓘ
single eye ⓘ thunderbolt ⓘ |
| timeOfOrigin | Archaic Greece ⓘ |
| workplace |
Mount Etna
ⓘ
forge ⓘ underworld forges ⓘ |
Referenced by (20)
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