Character History
Polyfem is one-eyed giant, a cruel monster and the character of the poem "Odyssey" of Homer. In ancient Greek mythology, the image of the hero is illuminated in different ways by antique poets and writers. It is demonstrated by a stupid giant, then the bloodthirsty grocery.History of character creation
In the myths of ancient Greece there are unusual creatures that personify this or that natural phenomenon. Cyclops are considered born from the Gods of the Earth and the sky, so they are identified with two of these elements.
For this reason, the giants are depicted in lightning light. The mighty children of the gods are famous for the incredible force that even parents cannot be curled. None of the legend has no place in good cyclop. Traditionally, these heroes destroy and buff.
Such an image can be traced from the authors of the ancient Greek epic. Actually, the tradition describe one-eyed giants in the light of cruelty and even in the quality of cannibals and modern authors are preserved.
The history of the origin of powerful creations is still to cosmogonic legends. Gaya was born from chaos, the goddess of the earth. She created uranium, which became the personification of the sky. The gods made a marriage, giving rise to the light of titans and cyclops. The latter caused anger of the magnificent father due to the deformity and unwillingness to obey.
Uranus threw three children into imprisonment deep underground. But Gay suffered because of this, so asked the younger son of the Kronos to help free the brothers. Kronos killed his father, pursuing exclusively personal motives, after which the era of the confrontation of Titan with Zeus began. The God of Thunder and Lightning defeated the traitor and commanded to release the children of uranium to freedom.
In gratitude for the liberation of the giants presented Zeus Dara - lightning and thunder. His brothers owned in the sea and underground, presented a trident and helmet. On this, friendship between them did not end. Single-eyed creatures of high growth and strong complexity were happy to participate in military campaigns of the Savior, in every way helping the gods to win.
Eldlais writers described giants with stupid and eagerness of human flesh. In some legends, cyclops were represented by the whole people, but one hero-hercher appeared more often in the works.
In the poem of Homer, the habitat of the character is a cave located far from people on the island. He has no family, and the only occupation is sheep. But the ability to treat lightning an ancient Greek author in the work did not mention.
Foocritus describes monster as devoid of intelligence creation, suffering from unrequited feelings to Nymph Galatee. The poet rizuels the hero, specifically exposing it to a reason. Evripid has a key character of the play and at all acquires satirical features, and the author in all colors demonstrates its inhabitedness.
The appearance of cyclops was predetermined by the fact that they were originally associated with blacksmithing. Those who worked with the metal tried to take care of the eyes from hitting the sparks. It is believed that the appearance of one-eyed creatures wrote off from people a noble profession, which often put on the bandage to preserve vision.
The name of the polyfem means "eloquence" and "glorification". The giant turned out to be a popular figure in ancient Greek epic, becoming the most famous cyclop in mythology.
Image and Biography of the Polyfem
Polyfem (emphasis on the last syllable) is the extramarital son of one of the three main gods of Poseidon. The mother of the hero is the adorable sea nymph Foos. Poseidon had many descendants conceived out of marriage. All of them were distinguished by rigidity and ugly appearance.The giant lived on the island and was engaged in breeding sheep. Once I saw a wonderful nerve with Galatia and immediately fell in love. To express your feelings, the giant began playing on the flute, praising the beauty of the beloved.
But Galatia was just laughing at ridiculous attempts to attract her attention. She never gave a polyfe, occasionally only shown in the waves. Galateu was interested in another man - shepherd Akid. When he called her to the island, the elusive nerde came ashore.
The son of Foos and Poseidon, having seen this picture, came to rabies. I failed to cope with emotions, one-eyed monster with a terrible roar broke off a piece of rock and threw in the unfortunate in love. Akid died in place, and Galatia turned the shepherd's body into the river.
The event has hardened the giant. In the poem of Homer to the island, populated by cyclopes, comes Odyssey with the team. Creature, rejoicing unlucky guests, locks 12 people in his cave. The cannibal eats one member of the team for dinner, and the king of Itaks understands that you need a cunning plan for salvation.
Odyssey comes with a monster in a conversation, posing by the name "no one." Having gigant wine, a man pumps the only monster's eye. Other creatures run on the cry. They ask who is guilty of the tragedy. I hear the word "no one," think that the polyfem laughs over them, and go.
The team did not work out of the cave, because it was necessary to move a huge and heavy boulder. Then the wonderful king of Ithaca ordered everyone to bind himself to the belly of the sheep, so that the cyclops did not find them.
In the morning, the blinded polyfem began to produce a herd from the cave, but he could not find fugitives. Going to the ship, Odyssey shouted the real name to monster. Cyclops, who became a victim of deception, could not just let go of the king. He asked the father of Poseidon to send the storm and smash the ship.
Polyfim in culture
The most famous reproduction depicting the scene from the ancient Greek legend is called the "landscape with a polyfem." The artist Nikola Poussin fulfilled the work on the order, taking the story of the "Metamorphosis Ovid" as the foundation.
The picture shows the unfortunate one-eyed monster, mourning love for Galatee. It is known at least three copies of the canvas, the original is available for viewing in Hermitage (St. Petersburg).
The antique plot was admitted by the director Anatoly Petrov. In 1995, he released the Russian cartoon "Polyfem, Akid and Galatia", in which the description of the son of Poseidon also included mythological ideas about the cruel monster. The film was intended for an adult audience, voiced the role of a giant Actor Nikita Dzhigurda.
Not bypassed an ancient Greek character and musical figures. The Italian composer Nicola Porpora in 1735 wrote a opera dedicated to the hero. The work and today is popular not only in Italy theaters, but also around the world.
American Writer-Fantasy Rick Riordan placed an image in the literary cycle about the adventures and fight Percy of Jackson against Gods, Centaurs, Titans. There was a place for the polyfem in the second part - the work of "Percy Jackson and the sea monsters." In the screening of 2013, Robert Maillet played the role of cruel giant.
Quotes
"Oh, beautiful Galatea, why do you run away from me?" "I betray my life my life and my only eye, this eye, which I am more precious than life itself." "But I am, I have a thousand sheep, I I eat their beautiful milk, and I have in the summer, in the fall and in winter the cheese. "Interesting Facts
- The image of the cyclope and the scene with the flushing of the eye can be traced in the myths of many nations. The Slavs has an analogue of the character name is famously one-eyed.
- In the XIV century on the island of Sicily, archaeologists started the remains of the king of cyclops. The growth of the incomplete mound was 9 m. Scientists suggested that it became a prototype for the mythological polyfem.
- Italian paleontologists In 2003, the results of the expedition dispelled the myth of the existence of ever the people with one eye in the middle of the forehead. So, scientists came to the conclusion that the orphanage on the skull of the remains is nothing like a place for a trunk. So, the polyfem from the poem "Odyssey" is not a monster at all, but a dwarf elephant.
Bibliography
- IX century BC - "Odyssey"
- 408 BC - "Cyclops"
- II-VIII - "Metamorphosis"
- 2006 - "Percy Jackson and the sea monsters"
Filmography
- 1995 - "Polyfem, Akid and Galatia"
- 2013 - Percy Jackson and the sea monsters "