Polyphemus

[ pol-uh-fee-muh s ]

/ ˌpɒl əˈfi məs /

a Cyclops who was blinded by Odysseus.

Example sentences from the Web for polyphemus

For truly to Love, Polyphemus, many a time doth foul seem fair!

Theocritus, Bion and Moschus |Theocritus
For even now his son Polyphemus stumbles a bruised and sightless way among his native hills.

The Adventures of Ulysses the Wanderer |Cyril Arthur Edward Ranger Gull
This love-story of Polyphemus is pastoral poetry in its highest passionate condition.

A Jar of Honey from Mount Hybla |Leigh Hunt
Every Polyphemus in range hastened to her, and other fluttering creatures of night followed.

A Girl Of The Limberlost |Gene Stratton Porter

All the company rejoiced to see us, although they had to mourn for their six companions slain by Polyphemus.

The Adventures of Odysseus and The Tales of Troy |Padriac Colum

Polyphemus

/ (ˌpɒlɪˈfiːməs) /

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