In Greek mythology, one of a race of Sicilian giants with one eye in the middle of their foreheads. According to Homer, they lived as shepherds.
Odysseus blinded the Cyclops Polyphemus in Homer's
Odyssey.
In
Theogony, the Greek poet Hesiod represents the Cyclops as Arges, Steropes, and Brontes; sons of
Uranus, the sky, and
Gaia, goddess of the Earth. They helped the Titan
Kronos to depose their father, but ultimately aided his son
Zeus to overthrow the Titans, giving Zeus a thunderbolt,
Pluto a helmet of invisibility, and
Poseidon a trident.
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