cyclops

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Meanwhile, there is a first look at the man-eating cyclops, Polyphemus, the son of Poseidon.

From BBC • May 5, 2026

New research suggests that far back in evolutionary history, one of our earliest relatives had a single eye, much like a tiny cyclops, positioned on top of its head.

From Science Daily • Apr. 27, 2026

The EU says a primitive form of feta is mentioned in the Odyssey, when the hero of the ancient epic takes cheese from the cave of the cyclops Polyphemus.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

Our faces inches from the cyclops eye in the wooden Philco box, we watched Tinker Bell fly across the screen, sprinkling pixie dust, as Jiminy Cricket sang, “When You Wish Upon a Star.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2019

When she looked up, the magnifying glass enlarged her right eye, giving her the terrifying look of a cyclops.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman