| | The '''Cyclopes''' (singular: Cyclops) are members of a race of giants in Greek mythology with a single eye in the middle of their forehead, like monsters. The most famous of these was [[Polyphemus]], descendant of [[Poseidon]] from Homer's [[Odyssey]]. | | The '''Cyclopes''' (singular: Cyclops) are members of a race of giants in Greek mythology with a single eye in the middle of their forehead, like monsters. The most famous of these was [[Polyphemus]], descendant of [[Poseidon]] from Homer's [[Odyssey]]. |
| − | Others that are mentioned in the works of [[Greek mythology]] are Brontes, Steropes, and Arges, who were offspring of [[Gaia]] and [[Uranus]]. They were skilled blacksmiths, serving the Olympian gods and created [[Zeus]]' thunderbolts, [[Poseidon]]'s trident, and [[Hades]]' Helmet of Darkness, which [[Perseus]] would later use in his on his quest to kill [[Medusa]]. The Greeks also credited them with building the massive fortifications at Tiryns and Mycenae in the Peloponnese. <ref>"Cyclopes." Encyclopedia Mythica from Encyclopedia Mythica Online. <http://www.pantheon.org/articles/c/cyclopes.html> [Accessed March 22, 2009]. </ref> | + | Others that are mentioned in the works of [[Greek mythology]] are Brontes, Steropes, and Arges, who were offspring of [[Gaia]] and [[Uranus]]. They were skilled blacksmiths, serving the Olympian gods and created [[Zeus]]' thunderbolts, [[Poseidon]]'s trident, and [[Hades]]' Helmet of Darkness, which [[Perseus]] would later use in his on his quest to kill [[Medusa]]. The Greeks also credited them with building the massive fortifications at Tiryns and Mycenae in the Peloponnese.<ref>"Cyclopes." Encyclopedia Mythica from Encyclopedia Mythica Online. <http://www.pantheon.org/articles/c/cyclopes.html> [Accessed March 22, 2009].</ref> |