Polyphemus

Summary

Polyphemus is a cyclops^[1]. He draws 5,156 Wikipedia views per month (cyclops category, ranking #1 of 3).^[2]

Key Facts

• Polyphemus's father was Poseidon^[3].
• Polyphemus's mother was Thoosa^[4].
• A child of Polyphemus was Keltos^[5].
• A child of Polyphemus was Illyrius^[6].
• A child of Polyphemus was Galas^[7].
• A child of Polyphemus was Helpe^[8].
• Polyphemus is identified as part of the cyclops ethnic group^[9].
• Polyphemus's image is recorded as Jakob Jordaens 009.jpg^[10].
• Polyphemus is recorded as male^[11].
• Polyphemus's instance of is recorded as cyclops^[12].
• Polyphemus's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 172873171^[13].
• Polyphemus's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 52156130969958312016^[14].
• Polyphemus's GND ID is recorded as 118595598^[15].
• Polyphemus's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2019087225^[16].
• Polyphemus's IdRef ID is recorded as 02769741X^[17].
• Polyphemus's Commons category is recorded as Polyphemus^[18].
• Polyphemus's Libraries Australia ID is recorded as 66186343^[19].
• Polyphemus's unmarried partner is recorded as Galatea^[20].
• Polyphemus's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/05zhx^[21].
• Polyphemus's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Polyphemus^[22].
• Polyphemus's worshipped by is recorded as Greek mythology^[23].
• Polyphemus's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as 0051783^[24].
• Polyphemus's depicted by is recorded as Polyphemus and Galatea^[25].
• Polyphemus's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[26].
• Polyphemus's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Polyphemus's father was Poseidon^[3]. His mother was Thoosa^[4]. He is identified as part of the cyclops ethnic group^[9].

Personal Life

Children include Keltos^[5], a Greek deity^[28]; Illyrius^[6], a mythological Greek character^[29]; Galas^[7], a mythological Greek character^[30]; and Helpe^[8], a mythological Greek character^[31].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Polyphemus include Antheraea polyphemus^[32], a taxon^[33].

Why It Matters

Polyphemus draws 5,156 Wikipedia views per month (cyclops category, ranking #1 of 3).^[2] He has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[34] He is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[35]

Entities named for him include Antheraea polyphemus^[32], a taxon^[33].

FAQs

Who were Polyphemus's parents?

Polyphemus's father was Poseidon^[3]. Polyphemus's mother was Thoosa^[4].