Polyphemus Definition

pŏlə-fēməs
noun
In Homer's Odyssey, a Cyclops who confines Odysseus and his companions in a cave until Odysseus blinds him so that they can escape.
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Origin of Polyphemus

  • Latin Polyphēmus from Greek Poluphēmos from poluphēmos famous polu- much poly– phēmē saying, report bhā-2 in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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