Polypheme

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[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From French Polyphème, from Latin Polyphemus, from Ancient Greek Πολύφημος.

[edit] Proper noun

Polypheme

  1. (rare) Polyphemus.
    • 1928, H. P. Lovecraft, The Call of Cthulhu
      Slowly, amidst the distorted horrors of that indescribable scene, she began to churn the lethal waters; whilst on the masonry of that charnel shore that was not of earth the titan Thing from the stars slavered and gibbered like Polypheme cursing the fleeing ship of Odysseus.