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	Polyphemos is son of [[Poseidon]] and a Cyclopes, a one-eyed ~~giant~~. 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.		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.