Polyphemus is a blind cyclops that relies on its hearing to attack Melinoe. He jumps and lands in position wherever she moves, creating a shockwave originating from the Cyclops's feet. The ...

In the original story, Polyphemus was the son of Poseidon, god of the sea, and the nymph Thoösa. Odysseus and his men were captured by the cyclops when they were cast ashore on the coast of Sicily.