Polyphemus is the one-eyed giant son of Poseidon and Thoosa in Greek mythology, one of the Cyclopes described in Homer's Odyssey. His name means "abounding in songs and legends".
The belief that races are populations of people whose physical differences are linked ... american racism assumes different forms in different historical moments
Increasing supplies of food caused prices to drop. Farmers went into debt to pay for new technology. There weren't enough workers to harvest larger crops.