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Polyphemos
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Polyphemos was a Greek man living during the 5th century BCE.
Biography
When he was but a child, Polyphemos was tended to by a green-eyed woman on the shores and the caves of Anaphi. Before she left Polyphemos, she gave him 'spices'; the man tended to the herb as they were the only gift anyone had ever given him.[1]
Left alone save by the wild animals and the bandits on the island, Polyphemos lived alone until the Spartan misthios Kassandra came looking for him and Leda at the request of Barnabas, who had had a vision of his wife caring for a Cyclops on the island. Spending a while with the man, Kassandra learned of his love of poetry, and about Leda. She also brought Eurylochos to the island, and he and Polyphemos became friends.[1]
Trivia
- It is unknown how Polyphemos lost his eye.
- Polyphemos wears a shoulder pad emblazoned with the Greek letter lambda, the symbol of Lakonia and Sparta. Whether this was just something he found and decided to wear, or whether it hints at his origins is unknown.
- Polyphemos carries a Bludgeon Mace, though he's never shown using it.
- Polyphemos shares his name with the Cyclops Polyphemos best known from Homer's Odyssey.
Gallery
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Polyphemos waiting for Kassandra -
Eurylochos and Polyphemos fishing
