What kind of creature is a Cyclops?

A Cyclops is a giant one-eyed man from Greek mythology.

What are Cyclopes known for?

Cyclopes are known for having a single eye and being master craftsmen capable of making formidable weapons and fortifications.

What is Cyclops the god of?

A Cyclops was not a god but a creature from Greek mythology. Giant men with just a single eye, the Cyclopes represented the strange people and animals the Greeks only vaguely knew outside the Mediterranean region.

Who are the 3 Cyclopes in Greek mythology?

Hesiod names three Cyclopes as Brontes (Thunder), Steropes (Lightning), and Arges (Bright). A famous Cyclops is Polyphemus who tried to capture and eat the Greek hero Odysseus.

Cyclops (Creature)

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Definition

A cyclops (meaning 'circle-eyed') is a one-eyed giant first appearing in the mythology of ancient Greece. The Greeks believed that there was an entire race of cyclopes who lived in a faraway land without law and order. Homer, in his Iliad, describes the Cyclopes as pastoral but savage, typical of the strange creatures the Greeks created to represent foreign societies not regarded as civilised as themselves.

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Timeline

c. 1600 BCE
First construction stages of the Tiryns citadel.
c. 800 BCE - c. 700 BCE
Homer of Greece writes his Iliad and Odyssey.
c. 412 BCE
Euripides' satyr play Cyclops is first performed.