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Etching by Theodoor van Thulden showing Odysseus and his men blinding the giant Polyphemus with a stake as he lies on the ground, with sheep in the background.
Take a Seat at the Phaeacian Feast and Listen to Odysseus Tell of His Blinding Cyclops Giant Polyphemus
Arnold Bocklin: Odysseus and Polyphemus A large one eyed Cyclops peers over a rocky hillside at the sleeping nymph Galatea in a dreamlike landscape filled with soft colors, flowers, and lush greenery in Odilon Redon Symbolist painting The Cyclops, Le Cyclope. Interactive map introduction for Odysseus's Voyage, with instructions and a Start Journey button over a faded map of the Mediterranean region. Fresco of Polyphemus and Galatea Black and white illustration of the blinded Cyclops Polyphemus standing on rocky cliffs, angrily hurling a large boulder toward Odysseus's sailing ship as Odysseus and his crew taunt him from the deck, referencing the Homeric legend.
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Take a Seat at the Phaeacian Feast and Listen to Odysseus Tell of His Blinding Cyclops Giant Polyphemus
At the feast of the Phaeacians, Odysseus relates the story of his blinding of Polyphemus,...
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Odysseus blinding Polyphemus
Odysseus blinding Polyphemus, from The Labors of Odysseus by Theodoor van Thulden,...
Courtesy of the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam (RP-P-OB-66.741)
Arnold Bocklin: Odysseus and Polyphemus
Odysseus and Polyphemus (1896), by Arnold Bocklin (1827–1901); from a private...
© Fine Art Images/Heritage Images—Hulton Archive/Getty Images
Odilon Redon: The Cyclops
The Cyclops (Le Cyclope) by French Symbolist artist Odilon Redon depicts...
© Carlo Bollo/Alamy
Fresco of Polyphemus and Galatea
Polyphemus and Galatea in a landscape, Roman fresco from the imperial villa of Agrippa...
Photograph by AlkaliSoaps. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City, Rogers Fund, 1920 (20.192.17)
Polyphemus hurling a rock at Ulysses' ship
The blinded Cyclops Polyphemus hurling a rock at Ulysses' ship as it sails away,...
Drawing by Steele Savage

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Map of Odysseus's journey from Troy
Follow Odysseus from Troy to Ithaca, exploring key moments from the Odyssey at each...
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