In Greek mythology and later Roman mythology, the Cyclopes ( ;, Kýklōpes, "Circle-eyes" or "Round-eyes"; singular Cyclops ;, Kýklōps) are giant one-eyed creatures. Three groups of Cyclopes can be distinguished. In Hesiod's Theogony, the Cyclopes are the three brothers Brontes, Steropes, and Arges, who made for Zeus his weapon the thunderbolt. In Homer's Odyssey, they are an uncivilized group of shepherds, the brethren of Polyphemus encountered by Odysseus. Cyclopes were also famous as the builders of the Cyclopean walls of Mycenae and Tiryns. In Cyclops, the fifth-century BC play by Euripides, a chorus of satyrs offers comic relief based on the encounter of Odysseus and Polyphemus. The third-century BC poet Callimachus makes the
En la mitología griega y la mitología romana posterior, los Cíclopes ( ;, Kýklōpes, "Circle-eyes" o "Round-eyes"; singular Cíclops ;, Kýklōps) son gigantes criaturas de un solo ojo. Se pueden distinguir tres grupos de Cíclopes. En la Teogonia de Hesiodo, los Cíclopes son los tres hermanos Brontes, Steropes y Arges, quienes hicieron para Zeus su arma el torbellino. En la Odisea de Homero, son un grupo no civilizado de pastores, los hermanos de Polyphemus encontrados por Odiseo. Los Cíclopes también fueron famosos como los constructores de las paredes ciclopes de Mycenae y Tiryns. En Cíclopes, el quinto siglo a.