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Who are the cyclopes in The Odyssey?

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15y ago
Updated: 8/17/2019

They are the one eyed giant children of Poseidon that live on the land that Odysseus and his men go to. They do not farm but rely on food that naturally grows on their land. Each Cyclops lives in a cave. They have no laws, and take no account of each of their neighbours.

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