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In Greek mythology and later Roman mythology, the Cyclopes (/ s aɪ ˈ k l oʊ p iː z / sy-KLOH-peez; Greek: Κύκλωπες, Kýklōpes, "Circle-eyes" or "Round-eyes"; singular Cyclops / ˈ s aɪ k l ɒ p s / SY-klops; Κύκλωψ, Kýklōps) are giant one-eyed creatures.
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This article is about Greek mythology, specifically the goddess Athena. It describes her background, role in the Iliad and Odyssey, association with various cities including Athens, patronage of crafts and skilled peacetime pursuits, depiction in art and literature etc.
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In Greek legend and literature, any of several one-eyed giants to whom were ascribed a variety of histories and deeds. The Odyssey contains a well-known episode in which Odysseus escapes death by blinding the Cyclops Polyphemus. Later authors made them the workmen of Hephaestus who forged the thunderbolts of Zeus.
Athena is a city protectress, goddess of war, handicrafts, practical reason in Greek religion identified with Minerva by Romans; daughter of Zeus produced without mother; urban & civilized; favourite child with great power; associated with acropolises & palaces; virgin goddess representing intellectual side of war & virtues like justice & skill; tu...
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Cyclops is a member of a subspecies of humans known as mutants, who are born with superhuman abilities. Cyclops emits powerful beams of energy from his eyes, and can only control the beams with the aid of special eyewear which he must wear at all times.
Nov 13, 2019 · A cyclops (meaning 'circle-eyed') is a one-eyed giant first appearing in the mythology of ancient Greece. The Greeks believed that there was an entire race of cyclopes who lived in a faraway land without law and order.
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- A Cyclops is a giant one-eyed man from Greek mythology.
- Cyclopes are known for having a single eye and being master craftsmen capable of making formidable weapons and fortifications.
- A Cyclops was not a god but a creature from Greek mythology. Giant men with just a single eye, the Cyclopes represented the strange people and anim...
- Hesiod names three Cyclopes as Brontes (Thunder), Steropes (Lightning), and Arges (Bright). A famous Cyclops is Polyphemus who tried to capture and...
The Cyclopes (singular: Cyclops) were gigantic, one-eyed beings with enormous strength. Originally, there were three of them: Arges, Steropes, and Brontes; capable blacksmiths, these were the sons of Uranus and Gaea and the brothers of the Hecatoncheires and the Titans.
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Jan 3, 2017 · Cyclopes (singular cyclops) are a race of giants, descended from the titans who proceeded the Greek gods. With a little discipline, they can create marvels, but for the most part, they are lawless and destructive creatures who accomplish very little.
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The meaning of CYCLOPS is any of a race of giants in Greek mythology with a single eye in the middle of the forehead.