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Polyphemus.
The cyclops that Odysseus encountered was Polyphemus; in Greek Mythology there were many cyclops.
The name of the giant Cyclops in The Odyssey is Polyphemus. He is the son of Poseidon and Thoosa according to Greek mythology.
The Cyclops comes from the Greeks. The name means 'wheel eye'.
Cyclops were mythical, one-eyed creatures in both Greek and Roman mythology. One of the most famous Cyclops was said to have come from the island of Sicily where many Cyclops supposedly lived.