FREE ESSAY ON POLYPHEMUS

POLYPHEMUS

Polyphemus according to Greek mythology was the son of Poseidon and the nymph-thoosa. In
all of my research on Polyphemus I have found that he has no powers, nor does he have
symbols. But besides his enormous size and his herding of goats and sheep. 
He has no other powers and symbols 
The Cyclopes definition means round eye. A mythical semi-human monster of huge
proportions. A single eye at the center of his forehead. Usually described as one
round-eyed giant. 
Polyphemus is best remembered in homers poem "The Odyssey" when Polyphemus captures
Odysseus and his crew on their way home from the Trojan War. His crew lands on the Island
of Cyclopes in search of Provisions. After finding polythemuses cave and went inside to
steal food and he also was curious to see what a Cyclopes looks like he had never seen
one before. So Odysseus and his men hid waiting for the Cyclopes to return. When he
returned Odysseus and his men gasped in disbelief. Giving away their hiding place. So
polythemus closes his cave with a big boulder, after he trapped him Odysseus told the
Cyclopes that his name was nobody. His biggest problem was the he and his men could not
lift the boulder therefore they can not kill polythemus. So polythemus ended up eating 4
of his men total since they like raw meat it doesn't matter what kind just as long as it
is raw. 
And after that polythemus goes for a walk around the island with his flock of sheep when
he was gone Odysseus put a sharpened log into poop to hide it. Upon his return polythemus
drinks wine that Odysseus gave him, what he doesn't know is that the wine he drank is
very powerful that a Greek god gave him. So from that point Polythemus passes out. From
that point Odysseus and his men take the spear and drop it in his eye 
Putting him in a panic. Looking for Odysseus and his men lifts up the boulder and waits
at the door. So Odysseus and his men cling to the bottom of the sheep escaping from
polythemus. Then polythemus shouts and pounds so the other cylopses come to his call and
they ask what is the matter and he says that I am blined by nobody. And they say then
what is wrong and polythemus says, "no I was blinded by nobody". So they leave him alone
at that point.