Introduction: Polyphemus is the son of Poseidon the Greek God of the Sea, and Thoosa, a sea Nymph. Most of the information of Polyphemus was from the Odyssey. His appearance is the shape of a human with an eye on his forehead, and he’s classified as a Cyclops. Cyclops were usually depicted as enormous beings who were commonly virile Polyphemus was no exception, he was seen as unreasonable and typically violent and strict. He naturally ate any men that he met or came across. He was feared because of his strength due to his size. Although he seems intimidating he’s not a complete brute as he told Odysseus that he would eat him last because Odysseus gave him a gift of wine to drink. His main weakness seems to be his lack of intelligence …show more content…
She would frequently visit the coast of Sicily but she fell in love with another who went by the name of Akis (Acis). He was soon killed by Polyphemus in a fit of jealousy by having a boulder thrown on him. . She was not very pleased about his actions. Since she had the power of calm seas, after mourning his death she turned Asic’s blood into a calm stream of water. Connections: In modern day there is a tortoise named Gopherus Polyphemus after Polyphemus. He would be associated with caves/mountains as it is where he lived most of his life. He could likely be associated with a landslide because of how he killed Akis through throwing a boulder.. He may have some correlation with the sea/water because he fell in love with a god associated with the sea, and he’s on an island. Even though cyclopes are usually depicted as barbaric and uncivilized beings, he did have many sheeps and goats that lived around him. The sheeps goats were shown to be somewhat domesticated as he was able to have control over them and the sheep's seem to be in good condition and were commonly described as fat indicating that they are very well