Cyclops — English Dictionary

Proper noun

1. Polyphemus, a cyclops character from Homer's Odyssey.

   Examples

   What was the consequence of killing Cyclops?

   More examples (2)

   Equally effective is the blinding of Cyclops by Odysseus's men , who run up the inclined surface of the platform to thrust a long makeshift spear into a vividly projected eyeball.

   This is not to say that Euripides regarded Odysseus and Cyclops as poetological figures, or to suggest that the primary function of Cyclops was to offer a commentary about satire[…]

Noun

1. (Greek mythology) one of a group of giants having a single eye in the middle of their forehead

   Broader terms

   giant