The Cyclopes and Hephaestus forging the weapons Hephasteus' Assistants To create Zeus' lightning bolt, Arges added the brightness, Brontes added the thunder and Steropes the lightning. In gratitude, they aided the three brothers in battle against Cronus and the Titans, and fashioned Zeus' Lightning Bolt, Poseidon's Trident and Hades' Helm of Darkness. They remained there, guarded by the dragon Campe, until they and the Hecatonchires, were freed once and for all by their nephews, Zeus, Poseidon, and Hades. They, along with the Hecatonchieres, supported Cronus in his coup d'etat overthrow Ouranós but instead of freeing the Cyclopes and the Hecatonchires, he kept them in Tartaros. Time passed and eventually, they became synonyms for brute strength and power, and they were often pictured at their forge.īecause of their showcasing of power, Ouranós feared the Cyclops and imprisoned them on Tartaros. According to Hesiod, they were strong, stubborn, and "abrupt of emotion." This cyclopes were the primordial sons of Ouranós and Gaia and were the brothers of the Hecatonchires, making them brothers to the Titans and akin to the Olympian and later Gods and other creatures. Cyclopes are closely linked with giants and with human cannibals in mythology.Īccording to Hesiod and as he states in his Theogony, the known original cyclops were Brontes, Steropes, and Arges, and their names meant thunderer, lightning and bright respectively. In mythology, Cyclopes are often depicted as inhumanly large, tall and having a disproportionately large head, one eye in the middle of his forehead, abundant hair, unusually colored skin, a voracious appetite, and a strong body. A Cyclops is probably about 15 to 30 feet tall. They are also compared to giants due to their huge size. The Cyclopes are large, one-eyed humanoids. Especially in the Odyssey, Cyclopes are not considered particularly bright and may be fairly easy to deceive. Writers like Homer describe the Cyclopes as living on a distant island ruled by the cyclops Polyphemus who was one of the sons of Poseidon.Ĭyclopes in general are known for their stubbornness, size, and great strength. Greek and Roman writers like Hesiod, describe the Cyclops has been a group or family of three brothers who were primordial members of the giants.
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