Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Plural of
Cyclops , 1.
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- proper noun A taxonomic
genus within thefamily Myrmecophagidae — thesilky anteater .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun only the silky anteater
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Examples
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All the absolutely incoherent men -- all the 'Cyclopes' -- have been cleared away long before there was an authentic account of them.
Physics and Politics, or, Thoughts on the application of the principles of "natural selection" and "inheritance" to political society Walter Bagehot 1851
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Before the fall of Troy, Sicily was peopled by a giant or aboriginal people, called Cyclopes; that insular race being said to be descended from Neptune and Amphitrite, just as the giant Antæus, the founder of
Rambles in the Islands of Corsica and Sardinia with Notices of their History, Antiquities, and Present Condition. Thomas Forester
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A company of one-eyed monsters called Cyclopes were kept busy all the time, forging thunderbolts in the fire of burning mountains.
Old Greek Stories James Baldwin 1883
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So first Acrisius drove out Proetus; and he went across the seas, and brought home a foreign princess for his wife, and foreign warriors to help him, who were called Cyclopes; and drove out Acrisius in his turn; and then they fought a long while up and down the land, till the quarrel was settled, and
Heroes, or Greek Fairy Tales for My Children Charles Kingsley 1847
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He and his hungry crew make a stop in Sicily at Mount Aetna, which is inhabited by Cyclopes.
Archive 2009-03-01 Jonathan Aquino 2009
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He and his hungry crew make a stop in Sicily at Mount Aetna, which is inhabited by Cyclopes.
Capsule Summaries of the Great Books of the Western World Jonathan Aquino 2009
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Apollo also killed at least one of the Cyclopes to retribution for Zeus killing his son Aesculapius. hueylou
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As a reward for their release the Cyclopes gave Zeus his weapons of lighting and thunder.
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When Cronus came to power he imprisoned the Cyclopes in Tartarus.
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And if this is a big green transporter that kills Cyclopes in the first ten minutes then may Louis Leterrier and Zak Penn never work together again.
New Full Length Incredible Hulk Trailer Finally Released! « FirstShowing.net 2008
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