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A polychrome krater fragment (mid-7th century BCE) depicting the blinding of the Cyclops Polyphemus, one of Odysseus' many adventures on his long voyage home to Ithaka following the Trojan War.
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APA Style
Diffendale, D. (2012, December 30). Odysseus Blinding the Cyclops. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/999/odysseus-blinding-the-cyclops/
Chicago Style
Diffendale, Dan. "Odysseus Blinding the Cyclops." World History Encyclopedia, December 30, 2012. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/999/odysseus-blinding-the-cyclops/.
MLA Style
Diffendale, Dan. "Odysseus Blinding the Cyclops." World History Encyclopedia, 30 Dec 2012, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/999/odysseus-blinding-the-cyclops/.
