Polyphemus

American  

[pol-uh-fee-muhs] / ˌpɒl əˈfi məs /

noun

Classical Mythology.

1. a Cyclops who was blinded by Odysseus.

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Polyphemus British  

/ ˌpɒlɪˈfiːməs /

noun

1. Greek myth a cyclops who imprisoned Odysseus and his companions in his cave. To effect his escape, Odysseus blinded him

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Example Sentences

Doodle becomes a handy accomplice in some razor-sharp set pieces, including a dangerously hilarious encounter with a handsome, one-eyed man named Paulie Famous — namechecking another character from “The Odyssey,” the cyclops Polyphemus, whom Odysseus blinds while claiming he is “no one.”

From Los Angeles Times

In the book’s final essay, “The Children of Polyphemus,” Castillo writes movingly about how our notions of the civilized are constructed — and how much is cast aside by the barriers put up in the process.

From Los Angeles Times

In October, after the exhibition at the Museum of Rescued Art closes, 20 pieces are expected to be allocated to Cerveteri, including a lidded white-on-red pithos decorated with the blinding of Polyphemus, the giant son of Poseidon and Thoosa.

From New York Times

The fountain is enormous, a giant colonnaded structure decorated with carved figures, and at its center a huge bronze Polyphemus shown in the act of surprising Acis and Galatea.

From New York Times

Polyphemus cursed you when you tricked him with your invisibility in the Sea of Monsters.

From Literature