Polyphemus
Origin / Region
Sicily
Creature Type
Cyclops
Threat Level
High
Defeated By
Odysseus (blinded)
Description
The most fearsome of the Cyclopes — a one-eyed giant son of Poseidon who sealed Odysseus and his men in his cave with a boulder and methodically devoured them two by two, until the hero's cunning blinded him with a fire-sharpened stake.