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Polyphemus

"Polyphemus (/ˌpɒlɪˈfiːməs/; Greek: Πολύφημος Polyphēmos Epic Greek: [po.lý.pʰɛː.mos]; Latin: Polyphēmus Classical Latin: [pɔ.lʲʏˈpʰeː.mʊs̠]) is the one-eyed giant son of Poseidon and Thoosa in Greek mythology, one of the Cyclopes described in Homer's Odyssey. His name means "abounding in songs and legends". Polyphemus first appeared as a savage man-eating giant in the ninth book of the Odyssey. The satyr play of Euripides is dependent on this episode apart from one detail; for comic effect, Polyphemus is made a pederast in the play. Later Classical writers presented him in their poems as heterosexual and linked his name with the nymph Galatea. Often he was portrayed as unsuccessful in these, and as unaware of his disproportionate size and musical failings. In the work of even later authors, however, he is presented as both a successful lover and skilled musician. From the Renaissance on, art and literature reflect all of these interpretations of the giant." - (en.wikipedia.org 21.12.2020)

Relationships with persons or entities via objects

(The left column lists the relations of this actor to objects in the right column. In the middle you find other actors in relation to the same objects.)

Was depicted (Actor) Polyphemus
Published / Printing plate produced Benoît Audran the Elder (1661-1721) ()
Published / Printing plate produced Pieter van den Berge (1659-1737) ()
Template creation Pietro Aquila (1630-1692) ()
Was depicted (Actor) / [Relation to person or institution] Galatea ()
Was depicted (Actor) / [Relation to person or institution] Acis ()
Was depicted (Actor) / [Relation to person or institution] Jupiter ()
Was depicted (Actor) Ganymede ()
Was depicted (Actor) Apollo ()
Was depicted (Actor) Odysseus ()
Painted / Intellectual creation François Marot (1666-1719) ()
Printing plate produced Giuseppe Maria Mitelli (1634-1718) ()
Printing plate produced Bernard Picart (1673-1733) ()
Printing plate produced Karl Remshard (1678-1735) ()
Printing plate produced / Drawn Carlo Cesio (1626-1686) ()
Intellectual creation / Painted Annibale Carracci (1560-1609) ()
Intellectual creation / Painted Antoine Coypel (1661-1722) ()

[Relation to person or institution] Polyphemus
Published / Printing plate produced Jan de Bisschop (1628-1671) ()
Template creation Carlo Cesio (1626-1686) ()
Printing plate produced Monogrammist IS ()
Printing plate produced Jacob de Gheyn II (1565-1629) ()
Printing plate produced Giuseppe Maria Mitelli (1634-1718) ()
Printing plate produced Gottfried Stein (1687-1747) ()
Printing plate produced Matthäus Merian (1593-1650) ()
[Relation to person or institution] Odysseus ()
[Relation to person or institution] Galatea ()
[Relation to person or institution] Acis ()
Intellectual creation Cornelis van Haarlem (1562-1638) ()
Intellectual creation / Painted Pellegrino Tibaldi (1527-1596) ()
Intellectual creation Michelangelo (1475-1564) ()
Intellectual creation / Painted Annibale Carracci (1560-1609) ()

Commissioned Polyphemus