Odysseus Escaping Polyphemos

Mark Cartwright
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A scene from a Greek black-figure pottery vase showing the hero Odysseus tied to a sheep as a means of escape from the cyclops Polyphemos. Unknown date. (Mykonos Archaeological Museum)

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Mark Cartwright
Mark is WHE’s Publishing Director and has an MA in Political Philosophy (University of York). He is a full-time researcher, writer, historian and editor. Special interests include art, architecture and discovering the ideas that all civilizations share.

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Cartwright, M. (2018, December 21). Odysseus Escaping Polyphemos. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9788/odysseus-escaping-polyphemos/

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Cartwright, Mark. "Odysseus Escaping Polyphemos." World History Encyclopedia, December 21, 2018. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9788/odysseus-escaping-polyphemos/.

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Cartwright, Mark. "Odysseus Escaping Polyphemos." World History Encyclopedia, 21 Dec 2018, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9788/odysseus-escaping-polyphemos/.

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