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title: Cyclops Polyphemus & Galatea Mosaic
author: Carole Raddato
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4646/cyclops-polyphemus--galatea-mosaic/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 2024-10-14
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# Cyclops Polyphemus & Galatea Mosaic

_Authored by Carole Raddato_

## Image File

[![Cyclops Polyphemus & Galatea Mosaic](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/4646.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/4646.jpg)

## Image Caption

[Mosaic](https://www.worldhistory.org/Mosaic/) with the [Cyclops](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Cyclops/) Polyphemus and the [nymph](https://www.worldhistory.org/nymph/) of the sea Galatea, discovered in 1959 during excavation work under the Plaza de la Corredera in Cordoba, Spain. The mosaic dates to the 2nd century CE.

Salón de los Mosaicos (Hall of Mosaics) in the Alcazar of the Christian Monarchs.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Raddato, C. (2016, March 17). Cyclops Polyphemus & Galatea Mosaic. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4646/cyclops-polyphemus--galatea-mosaic/>
### Chicago
Raddato, Carole. "Cyclops Polyphemus & Galatea Mosaic." *World History Encyclopedia*, March 17, 2016. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4646/cyclops-polyphemus--galatea-mosaic/>.
### MLA
Raddato, Carole. "Cyclops Polyphemus & Galatea Mosaic." *World History Encyclopedia*, 17 Mar 2016, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4646/cyclops-polyphemus--galatea-mosaic/>.

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