How real is the Cyclops in The Odyssey?

Inspiration for the one-eyed monster may have come from nature

An illustration of a cyclops head in shades of green and pink

In fiction, single-eyed monsters are terrifying. Their real-life counterparts? Not so much.

Andreea Dumuta

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