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Odysseus' one-eyed jailer
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polyphemus
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Word definitions in Wikipedia
Polyphemus (; Polyphēmos ) is the giant son of Poseidon and Thoosa in Greek mythology , one of the Cyclopes described in the Odyssey . His name means "abounding in songs and legends". Polyphemus first appears as a savage man-eating giant in the ninth book ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Polyphemus \Pol`y*phe"mus\, n. [L. Polyphemus the one-eyed Cyclops who was blinded by Ulysses.] (Zo["o]l.) A very large American moth ( Telea polyphemus ) belonging to the Silkworm family ( Bombycid[ae] ). Its larva, which is very large, bright green, with ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
name of a Cyclops ("Odyssey," IX), also used as the name for a one-eyed animal; the name is literally "many-voiced" or else "much-spoken-of" (see poly- + fame (n.)).
Usage examples of polyphemus.
And no doubt Ulysses, who was a prudent man, preached up passive obedience, and exhorted them to a quiet submission by representing to them of what concernment peace was to mankind, and by showing [what] inconveniencies might happen if they should offer to resist Polyphemus, who had now the power over them.