Polyphemos (mythology)
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Polyphemos was one of the Cyclopes,[1] hybrid beasts created by the Isu as part of the Olympos Project.
Mythology[edit | edit source]
In Homer's Odyssey, the hero Odysseus along with his crew ended up on the Cyclops' island while on his way home to Ithaka. As they explored the island, they found a cave and hungry, ate all they could find. Meanwhile, Polyphemos returned with his sheep flock, and trapped Odysseus and his men within the cave, proceeding to eat them, one by one. Odysseus introduced himself as 'nobody', offered wine to the Cyclops, and waited for him to fall asleep. After the Cyclops had fallen asleep, Odysseus blinded him with a torch. In pain and enraged, the Cyclops opened the cave, running out to yell at his fellow Cyclops about being blinded by 'nobody'. Meanwhile, Odysseus and the remainder of his men escaped the cave hiding under the bellies of the Cyclops' flock.[2]
Legacy[edit | edit source]
By the time of the Peloponnesian War, murals which depicted Odysseus' encounter with Polyphemos could be found throughout Greece. The misthios Kassandra also came upon a weapon named after the Cyclops,[3] and met a man bearing the same name.[4]
Behind the scenes[edit | edit source]
The mural depicting Odysseus blinding Polyphemos in Assassin's Creed: Odyssey is based on a painting on an amphora from the 6th century BCE.
Appearances[edit | edit source]
- Assassin's Creed: Odyssey (artwork only)
- Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑
Polyphemus on Wikipedia
- ↑ Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece – Discovery Tour: Odysseus and Polyphemos
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – To Be Nobody
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