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The Cyclops were one-eyed giants of Greek mythology.

From N.S. Gill, About.com

The Cyclops were one-eyed giants and blacksmiths of Greek mythology. There were two generations of cyclops, the first, the sons of Uranus and Gaia, and the sons of Poseidon best known from the Odyssey when Odysseus and his men poke out the eye of the cyclops Polyphemus.

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Odysseus and His men Blinding Polyphemus, Laconian black-figure cup, 565-560 B.C.Odysseus and his men poke out the eye of the cyclops Polyphemus.Hephaestus and a Cyclops Blacksmiths at a forgeThe Cyclops were not only one-eyed giants, but blacksmithsCyclopsBlinding Polyphemus - Odysseus and his men poke out the eye of the cyclops Polyphemus.Odysseus and his men poke out the eye of the cyclops Polyphemus
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