Pol|y|phe|mus

Pol|y|phe|mus
Pol|y|phe|mus
POL ee FEE muhs», noun.
Greek Legend. the Cyclops who captured Odysseus and his companions and ate two of them every day. Odysseus blinded him and escaped with his remaining men.

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