Polyphemos

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Polyphemos is son of Poseidon and a member of the Cyclopes, one-eyed giants. He is presented as a member of a race who does not have any laws and does not acknowledge the gods. In Homer, Polyphemos is portrayed as a savage giant, who eats human beings raw, and washes them down with either milk or wine. In The Odyssey, he briefly captures Odysseus and his men. With the help of Odysseus' cleverness, they get the giant drunk, blind him and and escape on the bellies of Polyphemos' rams.