Polyphemus (;
Polyphemos) is the giant son of
Poseidon and
Thoosa in
Greek mythology, one of the
Cyclopes described in
Odyssey. His name means "abounding in songs and legends". Polyphemus first appears as a savage man-eating giant in the ninth book of
Homer's
Odyssey. Some later Classical writers link his name with the nymph
Galatea and present him in a different light.