Editing Polyphemus (section)

{{short description|Son of Poseidon and Thoosa in Greek mythology}}
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{{Infobox mythical creature
|image             = Guido Reni - Polyphemus - Google Art Project.jpg
|caption           = The blinded Polyphemus seeks vengeance on Odysseus: [[Guido Reni]]'s painting in the [[Capitoline Museums]]
|name              = Polyphemus
|Folklore          = [[Greek mythology]]
|Grouping          = [[Cyclopes]]
|Sub_Grouping      =
|Family            = [[Poseidon]] (father)<br> [[Thoosa]] (mother)
|Country           =
|Region            = [[Sicily]]
|First_Attested    =
|Similar_entities  =
}}
'''Polyphemus''' ({{IPAc-en|ˌ|p|ɒ|l|i|ˈ|f|iː|m|ə|s|audio=LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-Polyphemus.wav}}; {{langx|grc|Πολύφημος|Polyphēmos}}, {{IPA|grc|polypʰɛːmos|label=[[Epic Greek]]:}}; {{langx|la|Polyphēmus}} {{IPA|la|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".<ref>{{LSJ|polu/fhmos|πολύ-φημος|ref}}</ref> 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 [[Pederasty in ancient Greece|pederast]] in the play. Later Classical writers presented him in their poems as heterosexual and linked his name with the nymph [[Acis and Galatea|Galatea]]. Often he was portrayed as unsuccessful in these, and as unaware of his disproportionate size and musical failings.{{sfn|Creese|2009}} 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.