Question

Identify the archetype represented by the character of Polyphemus. Support your decision with details from the story.

Answer 1

Polyphemus is the son of Poseidon, one of the cyclops from Greek mythology written in Odyssey. His name translated from Greek means "abounding in songs and legends". The archetype that represents Polyphemus is Villian. It's described as a savage man-eating giant. He trapped Ulysses and his friends in the cave, and ate them.  In doing so, it also shows cunning as an initial hospitality, in order to consent people, and then eating two of them.

Answer 2

Polyphemus is a Villain. Ulysses and his men speak to the great. They are exhausted explorers just searching for a place to rest and expect the neighborliness required by the divine beings. Rather, they are beaten and detained by the lowlife, Polyphemus, who speaks to the fiendishness on the planet. He disregards the laws of the divine beings.