When did the cyclops exist?

Answer 1

Pertaining to the cyclopes in Greek mythology (such as Polyphemus), they did not actually exist. However, there is currently a genus of copepods known as the cyclops, named after the cyclopes from the ancient Greek myths.

There is also a very rare birth defect that can cause humans to be be born with only one eye in the centre of their forehead caused by a failure of the forebrain of the embryo to properly subdivide. It is possible that children born with this condition influenced the belief in a "cyclops" as a separate creature as the ancient Greeks would not have been able to understand the underlying medical causes of this abnormality.

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Answer 2

Cyclops did exist in the ancient times, there's been extensive evidence that supports this which was found sometime in the late 1600's by an Italian arcioligist. The Cyclops he found was a full skeletal figure just not sure where they currently have it right now.

There have been numerous other findings in Greece, Italy, and China etc. all recorded in history and passed down. Anybody claiming that Cyclops along with many other mythological characters, did not exist needs a head exam and is blindly flat out wrong. Just because it's hard to believe that these creatures once existed does not mean they have to deny their very existence.

On a side note, most if not all of mythological references have been influenced by the fallen angels.

Another answer

Some guy found a scull with an large eye on it's forehead, but the person eyes could be close together, The answer? Probaly no, and if they did, they don't exist now

The skull the first poster refers to was discovered by an ancient Greek explorer, and gave rise to the myth of the Cyclops. However, upon recent examination (yes, of the same skull), it was discovered that what was thought to be an eye socket was one ginormous nasal passage, and that the real eye sockets were just in front of where the huge, flapping ears would have attached. That's right, an elephant was mistaken by the ancient Greeks for a one-eyed monster. (Hmmm....)

Another answer

If the word cyclops' roots are broken down it means one-eyed, so if a person were to lose an eye they would be a cyclops.

Another answer

In regards to the second Answer, the first posters answer referred to an Italian archaeologist of the 1600's., He truly found a full size Cyclops bones. If my memory serves me well, it was approx: 45 feet tall and was said to have the strength of about 50 men due to the thickness of it's bones. This is for real, they did exist at one point in time. More proof would be the Cyclopean masonry. No man or machine at that time could ever build such super large structures. Aristotle the Greek also believed that the Cyclopes were the inventors of masonry towers, giving rise to the designation Cyclopean (Masonry). That alone is proof enough they they did exist...