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The '''Cyclopes''' (singular: Cyclops) are members of the Greco-mythical race of giants 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>