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1. What is the meaning of the name "Polyphemus"?
2. Which of these immortal figures, also known as Neptune in Roman mythology, was the father of Polyphemus?
3. Polyphemus had only one eye (unfortunately/fortunately, it was blinded by Odysseus) in the middle of his forehead. What name was given to this kind of giant in the Greek Mythology?
4. According to me, Polyphemus was really quite silly (looks around nervously) to believe that Odysseus was named ___. Can you supply the alias Odysseus used, rather than his true name, to fool Polyphemus?
5. You know, being blinded by a hot stick doesn't feel very nice. When blinded, Polyphemus yelled in agony, leading to the other Cyclopes approaching his cave. Whom did they hold responsible for Polyphemus' pain?
6. What kind of herbivorous animals inhabited the island of Polyphemus?
7. Now, Odysseus couldn't help boasting a little, could he? While sailing away, he shouted out his true name, he was son of Laertes, blah, blah, blah, and also said that he was the king of Ithaca. What is the commonly accepted location of Ithaca?
8. Feeling really enraged at Odysseus (understandably), Polyphemus prayed to his immortal father to curse Odysseus on his journey through the seas. Did his father grant his wish?
9. Polyphemus appears in Ovid's "Metamorphoses", where he is a suitor to the maiden Galatea. But whom did she love?
10. Polyphemus appears in the series "Percy Jackson and the Olympians", written by Rick Riordan, and the younger children probably know him from reading the second book, "The Sea of Monsters". What immensely valuable object was present in Polyphemus' island, which was also sought by Jason and the Argonauts in the ancient times?
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