The notion of cyclops comes from the Latin word cyclops , in turn derived from the Greek kýklōps . A giant who has a single eye , located in the middle of his forehead, is known as a cyclops.
Cyclops are creatures from Greco-Roman mythology . According to tradition , it was a race of humanoid beings of enormous size whose main characteristic was having one eye instead of two.
The characteristics of the cyclops depend on each author. Different writers have placed them in different contexts and performing various tasks or actions .
According to Hesiod , the first generation of Cyclops was born by the union of Gaea and Uranus . In this case, they were builders and craftsmen who had enormous strength and bad character.
The size of these first generation cyclops was considerable. Over the years, people began to associate them with power and strength, and their names were even used to talk about high-quality weapons . The three most important were Arges, Estéropes and Brontes ; the former is also known as Pyracmon or Acmonides . Some sources indicate that they had children with the same characteristics, whose names were Elatreo, Halimedes, Traquio and Euryalo .
As Uranus was afraid of the strength of these Cyclops, he condemned them to confinement in the dungeon called Tartarus , where the Titans were kept captive. It was located beneath the underworld, at a depth comparable to the distance between earth and sky. Some time later, Cronus , who was also the son of Gaea and Uranus, managed to get the Cyclopes to escape and help him overthrow their father (whom they castrated), although he later imprisoned them again. Finally, it was Zeus who granted them freedom, in exchange for helping him defeat Cronos and the other titans.
In the Odyssey , Odysseus (also called Odysseus ) discovered the second generation of Cyclops. These monsters were on a distant island . Ulysses took out Polyphemus , the Cyclops son of Thoosa and Poseidon , his only eye to escape from him.
These cyclops belonged to a primitive tribe . The island on which they were located is usually related to the name Hesperia . Mythology relates them to the Phaiakai , a Phoenician tribe, and giants. It is said that its origin took place when the blood of Uranus was spilled on the earth. The aforementioned Polyphemus is the most relevant of the second generation. Also notable is the seer Telemus , son of Eurymus, who warned Polyphemus that a human named Odysseus would take his eye.
A Marvel Comics character, on the other hand, is called Cyclops , being one of the mutants who is part of the X-Men . Named Scott Summers , his super power consists of shooting rays through his eyes.
Although Scott Summers has two eyes, since his appearance at first glance is that of a normal human being, his mutation prevents him from using them normally, since he cannot avoid launching rays while his eyelids are open. At the school of Professor The name "cyclops" refers to the fact that this device has a single lens.
Finally, the individual affected by cyclopia is known as a cyclops. This is a congenital disorder that produces a single facial orbit: in this way, the baby is born with an eye in the middle of the face and a nose that is dysfunctional, which usually causes death shortly after birth .