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Cyclopes

 In Greek legend, the Cyclopes are giant one-eyed creatures.

History

The original Cyclopes are three in number: Arges, Brontes and Steropes,[2] sons of Gaea the Earth and Uranus the Sky, and brothers of the Hecatonchires and the Titans. Because of their ugliness, the Cyclopes and Hecatonchires were imprisoned by their father Uranus in Tartarus, and even after Cronus dethroned Uranus they continued to be held there,[7] until Zeus, son of Cronus, freed them to assist him in the Titanomachy; in gratitude, the Cyclopes gifted Zeus the thunderbolt and Poseidon his trident[5] to face Cronus and the Titans.[8] Finally, Zeus tasked them with guarding the glimmering gates of Tartarus, where the Titans were imprisoned.[2]

Another type of Cyclopes is an uncivilized group of shepherds, one of whom, Polyphemus, was encountered by the hero Odysseus/Ulysses in ancient times.[9]

There are also the Arimaspian Cyclopes, who fought the griffins to steal their gold (and always failed) in the mythical Arimaspia.[6]

In the Post-Crisis era, the Cyclopes were banished to the lower regions of Paradise Island beyond the Doom's Doorway; they fought and consumed each other until only Polyphemus remained.[3]

In the Post-Flashpoint era, the three original Cyclopes were held prisoner beneath Mount Olympus. Zeus wanted them destroyed for their power, as they were the creators of the Olympians' first and most powerful divine weapons, but Hephaestus "saved" them, keeping them chained in magically reinforced chains, learning everything he knew from them, but fearing that their knowledge would fall into enemy hands.[5] Wonder Woman demanded that Zeus, her father, free them in exchange for a debt for her sacrifice that resulted in saving the life of the King of the Gods himself, and took them to live in freedom on Themyscira.[4]

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Notes

  • These characters are an adaptation of the Cyclopes, characters in traditional stories. These include, but may not be limited to religious texts, myth, and/or folk lore. More information on the original can be found at Wikipedia.org.

See Also


Links and References

  1. ↑ Batman #5
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 New Teen Titans #11
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Wonder Woman (Volume 2) #13
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Wonder Woman (Volume 4) #52
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Wonder Woman (Volume 4) #50
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 The Dreaming #25
  7. ↑ Sensation Comics #44
  8. ↑ Sensation Comics #47
  9. ↑ The Brave and the Bold #37
  10. ↑ Sins of Youth: Wonder Girls #1
  11. ↑ Lucifer #42