The Cyclops And The Sea Of Monsters

The cyclops is a giant, one eyed, insatiable cannibal who eats people's flesh and bones. But cyclopsis are not always portrayed that way like in the story “The Sea Of Monsters”. The cyclops is described as someone looking for a bride and takes who he thought was a lady cyclops as said bride. Though the cyclops in this story does still have the intention of eating a human they wait to indulge themself showing self control. But in the story “The Cyclops”, the cyclops is portrayed as a cannibal who eats people whenever he feels the urge. Both of the Cyclops stories show society's fear of being hopeless and being overpowered. Shown by the Cyclops brutally murdering the soldiers and the cyclops might over the soldiers.

The Cyclops in the story

Unlike the story “The Sea Of Monsters'' where the Cyclops doesn't actually eat the people until he deems them fit to be eaten whether that is cooking them or waiting to eat them in general.”he caught another brace of men to make his breakfast,”(page 23, line 84) ”Then he caught two more men and feasted on them.” (page 24, line 120). The Cyclops in this story ate people everyday in the story. In the story “The Sea Of Monsters” the Cyclops doesn't actually eat anyone, showing that the Cyclops in this story shows more mercy. “Leaving us alone with a pot of boiling water and a six-ton boulder.” The fact that he didn't kill anyone shows that the culture that made this story is less afraid of death. Death is more prominently shown in the story “The Cyclops'' and is a key part of the Cyclops character. Both Cyclops are shown to be strong when they move heavy boulders with ease. “rolled a boulder in front of the doorway as easily as I would close a refrigerator door” (page 36). “He hefted his great boulder into place” (page 24, line 16). Making both of the Cyclops Strong and powerful creatures shows how both cultures have a fear of being