Definitions for Polyphemus
ˌpɒl əˈfi məspo·lyphe·mus

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1. Polyphemusnoun

   A cyclops in Homer's Odyssey.

2. Etymology: From Polyphemus, from Πολύφημος.

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1. Polyphemus

   Polyphemus (; Greek: Πολύφημος, translit. Polyphēmos, Epic Greek: [polýpʰɛːmos]; Latin: Polyphēmus [pɔlʏˈpʰeːmʊs]) is the one-eyed giant son of Poseidon and Thoosa in Greek mythology, one of the Cyclopes described in Homer's Odyssey. His name means "abounding in songs and legends", "many-voiced" or "very famous". Polyphemus first appeared as a savage man-eating giant in the ninth book of the Odyssey. The satyr play of Euripides is dependent on this episode apart from one detail; Polyphemus is made a pederast in the play. Later Classical writers presented him in their poems as heterosexual and linked his name with the nymph Galatea. Often he was portrayed as unsuccessful in these, and as unaware of his disproportionate size and musical failings. In the work of even later authors, however, he is presented as both a successful lover and skilled musician. From the Renaissance on, art and literature reflect all of these interpretations of the giant.

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1. Polyphemusnoun

   a very large American moth (Telea polyphemus) belonging to the Silkworm family (Bombycidae). Its larva, which is very large, bright green, with silvery tubercles, and with oblique white stripes on the sides, feeds on the oak, chestnut, willow, cherry, apple, and other trees. It produces a large amount of strong silk. Called also American silkworm

2. Etymology: [L. Polyphemus the one-eyed Cyclops who was blinded by Ulysses.]

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1. Polyphemus

   Polyphemus is the gigantic one-eyed son of Poseidon and Thoosa in Greek mythology, one of the Cyclopes. His name means "much spoken of" or "famous". Polyphemus plays a pivotal role in Homer's Odyssey.

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1. Polyphemus

   in Homeric legend a son of Neptune, the most celebrated of the Cyclops, a huge monster with one eye, who dwelt in Sicily in a cave near Ætna, and whose eye, after making him drunk, Ulysses burnt out, lest he should circumvent him and devour him, as he had done some of his companions.

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1. Polyphemus

   (Polyphe′mus), one of the most celebrated of the Cyclops, a son of the nymph Thoosa and Neptune, or Poseidon, as the Greeks called the god of the sea. He captured Ulysses and twelve of his companions, and it is said that six of them were eaten. The remainder escaped by the ingenuity of Ulysses, who destroyed Polyphemus’s one eye with a fire-brand.

   “Charybdis barks and Polyphemus roars.” (Francis.)

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Polyphemus in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Polyphemus in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

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References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Polyphemus
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyphemus
3. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Polyphemus
4. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Polyphemus
5. ^ The Nuttall Encyclopedia
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/12342/pg12342-images.html#Polyphemus
6. ^ Mythology
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/42474/pg42474-images.html#:~:text=Polyphemus