# Cyclops — The Odyssey character guide

> Cyclops in The Odyssey by Homer.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Polyphemus, the cannibal Cyclops, O Cyclops

**First appearance:** 0009-book-viii-festivals-in-honor-of-ulysses

## Who they are

A one-eyed giant son of Neptune who traps and is blinded by Ulysses.

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