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ID: 901002208
Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901002208
Record Type: Character/Person

Cyclopes (Greek characters)

Note: In Greek legend and literature, several one-eyed giants to whom were ascribed a variety of histories and deeds. In Homer the Cyclopes were cannibals.

Names:
Cyclopes (Greek characters) (preferred,English-P,D)
Cyclops (Greek character) (English,A)
ciclopi (Greek characters) (English)

Hierarchical Position:
Legend, Religion, Mythology (P)
....<Greek iconography> (P)
........<Greek characters> (G)
............Cyclopes (Greek characters) (I)
Other Relationships:
role/characteristic is .... characters (people by activity)
.....(people by activity, people (agents), People (hierarchy name)) (AAT)
role/characteristic is .... cyclopes
.....(legendary beings, Animalia (kingdom), Eukaryota (domain), living organisms (entities), Living Organisms (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

Sources:
Cyclopes (Greek characters)
................Oxford English Dictionary Online (2002-)
Cyclops (Greek character)
................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
................Iconclass Illustrated Edition (2022-)
ciclopi (Greek characters)
................ICCD database (1988-)
Iconography Record Sources:
................ Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)

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