Polyphemus Definition

pŏlə-fēməs
noun
In Homer's Odyssey, a Cyclops who confines Odysseus and his companions in a cave until Odysseus blinds him so that they can escape.
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Origin of Polyphemus

  • Latin Polyphēmus from Greek Poluphēmos from poluphēmos famous polu- much poly– phēmē saying, report bhā-2 in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Polyphemus Sentence Examples

  • Of these, Thetis and Amphitrite rule the sea according to the legend of different localities; Galatea is a Sicilian figure, who plays with and deludes her rustic lover of the shore, Polyphemus.

  • Napoleon at Tilsit resembles Polyphemus seeking to destroy Ulysses.

  • The " postabdomen," marked off by the two postabdominal setae, usually has teeth or spines, and ends in two denticulate or ciliate claws, or it may be rudimentary, as in Polyphemus.

  • The most prominent among them was Polyphemus.

  • The binding of his son Polyphemus by Odysseus brings upon the hero the wrath of Poseidon, from which he is only protected by the united influence of the rest of the gods.

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