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I'm sure he was just misunderstood. He loved Galateia and tried to woo her with a song, but she spurned his advances. That had to be crushing, emotionally speaking, for a cannibalistic Cyclopes and it's little wonder he acted out by crushing Acis when he discovered the god with his sea-nymph. He only ate some of Odysseus' men, and c'mon, he was hungry, but was it really necessary for Odysseus to ply him with wine and pierce his eye with a burning stake as he slept? I'd throw rocks too if I woke up with a blinding hangover...

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What does Polyphemus do that shows him a villain?

He eats some of Odysseus' men.


Do you consider polyphemus a villain?

Polyphemus is often portrayed as a villain in Greek mythology due to his violent and aggressive actions towards Odysseus and his crew in Homer's "The Odyssey." He is depicted as a one-eyed cyclops who eats humans and imprisons Odysseus and his men in his cave. However, some interpretations suggest that Polyphemus's behavior is a result of his ignorance and lack of exposure to civilization rather than inherent evil.


Is Polyphemus a villain do Odysseus' actions toward him seem justified?

Polyphemos is not a villan to him, but once he started eating Odysseus' men, he became a villan. Not so much a villan, but more of an enemy. His actions are not justified because Odysseus did not have a tender heart to forgive him or even strike a deal about eating his men. He just blinded/totured him which was wrong.


What does polyphemus diet consist for?

Polyphemus diet consists of Polyphemus ate odysseus


What are the weapons of Polyphemus?

Polyphemus had no special weapons. Odysseus and his men had once used a stick off a tree to blind Polyphemus, but no tools specifically were used by Polyphemus.


How is Polyphemus related to Poseidon?

Polyphemus is Poseidon's son.


What was Polyphemus the god of?

Polyphemus was not a god, he was the son of a god. His father was Poseidon, god of sea and earthquakes. Polyphemus was a cyclops. So to compare to you what Polyphemus is, he is to Poseidon what Hercules was to Zeus.


What was polyphemus god of?

Polyphemus was not a god, he was the son of a god. His father was Poseidon, god of sea and earthquakes. Polyphemus was a cyclops. So to compare to you what Polyphemus is, he is to Poseidon what Hercules was to Zeus.


Is polyphemus in the book homers Iliad?

The cyclops Polyphemus is not, no. But someone else named Polyphemus is. Godlike Polyphemus is mentioned by Nestor in his speech to Agamemnon and Achilles in Book 1 (Line 264). This is possibly the Polyphemus who is an Argonaut. It is probably not the cyclops.


What is Polyphemus's Roman name?

what is the roman name for polyphemus the cyclops


Where was polyphemus born?

In Greek myth we are not told where Polyphemus was born.


Who is Ulysses and Polyphemus?

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