Metamorphoses · Character
Polyphemus
A Cyclops whose crude, volcanic love for the sea nymph Galatea turns murderous when he catches her with his rival Acis.
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First appearance: Story of Acis, Polyphemus, and Galatea
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Polyphemus inhabits the pastoral world as a monstrous shepherd whose size and strength make him both ridiculous and terrifying as a suitor. His desire for Galatea curdles into jealous rage, exposing how love in Ovid so…
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- Love, jealousy, and monstrous unions
- Sorcery and monstrous transformations
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This is the story's dramatic climax because it presents the emotional and psychological peak of Telethusa’s de…
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See Polyphemus in Story of Acis, Polyphemus, and Galatea