Cyclops. The Cyclops, named Polyphemus, traps Odysseus and some of his crew in his cave. He and his crew escape from Polyphemus' cave by hiding under sheep. The Cyclops, because he has only one eye, represents people who see through only one perspective.

What did Cyclops symbolize?

The Cyclops were giant; one-eyed monsters; a wild race of lawless creatures who possess neither social manners nor fear of the Gods. Cyclopes means 'round eye. ' Considered the sons of Uranus and Gaea they were the workmen of the God Hephaestus whose workshop was in the heart of the volcanic mountain Etna.

What is the moral of the Cyclops?

The story of Odysseus' encounter with the Cyclops offers us two important lessons about self-control in contexts of change. These lessons are as relevant today as there were in Odysseus' time. The first and most obvious lesson is that self-control is a vital commodity for dealing with change.