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Κύκλωψ

Κύκλωψ, a Cyclops

Κύκλωψ, ωπος (acc. -οπα, v. infr.), ὁ,
  • Cyclops, freq. in pl., oneeyed giant savages, Od. 9.106, Hes. Th. 139, Th. 6.2, etc.: prop. Round-eyed, Κύκλωπες δʼ ὄνομʼ ἦσαν ἐπώνυμον, οὕνεκʼ ἄρα σφέων κυκλοτερὴς ὀφθαλμὸς ἕεις ἐνέκειτο μετώπῳ Hes. Th. 144: hence as Adj., κ. σελήνη the round-eyed moon, Parm. 10.4; κύκλοπα κούρην, of the pupil of the eye, Emp. 84.8: sg. in Od. always of Polyphemus, 1.69, al.
      • 2 mythical builders of prehistoric walls at Tiryns, Mycenae, etc., Hellanic. 88 J., Pherecyd. 12, 35 (a) J., B. 10.77, Str. 8.6.11; τὰ Κυκλώπων βάθρα, i.e. Mycenae, E. HF 944.
      • 3 Κύκλωπες, οἱ, a throw of the dice, Eub. 57.6.

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