Talk:Polyphemus

message: Why was information about the Radio Tales production of "Homer's Odyssey: Tale of the Cyclops" deleted from the "Other Information" section of this article?  The "Homer's Odyssey: Tale of the Cyclops" program was a dramatic radio adaptation of the portion of the Homeric epic in which Polyphemus appears, so it certainly is relevant to the subject matter, and the "Other Information" section includes dramatic adaptations so it seems the right place for the inclusion of this info.  Why was it deleted?  Soundout (talk) 01:45, 17 September 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Deletion of "Homer's Odyssey: Tale of the Cyclops" info 

message: In Sameul Butler's translation of The Odyssey, King Alcinous is not seen until the island of the Phaeacians being that he is the king. This meeting happens many years after Odysseus' encounter with the cyclopes Polyphemus so the wine given to intoxicate the giant could not possibly have come from Alcinous. Butler's translation more correctly points to Maron son of Euthanes, a priest of Apollo who is the patron god of Ismarus, who was spared during the sacking of Ismarus after this tribute of wine was given. Ismarus is a neighbor of Troy and was sacked soon after the seige ended producing a more time relevant scenario.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.206.105.125 (talk) 03:21, 26 March 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Polyphemus: Homer's Odyssey 

message: I changed "bucolic style" to "pastoral style."  Pastoral and bucolic are generally juxtaposed in genres, with Theocritus being the poet par exemplar of pastoral tradition (he invented it).  I also changed "farmers" to "shepherds."  Not only is pastoral more concerned with idle shepherds than laboring farmers, but, more to the point, Polyphemus is figured as a shepherd in both of the Idylls he appears in.
97.91.191.87 (talk) 06:47, 20 April 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Bucolic/pastoral styles 

message: Apparently this is an amateur painting done by a Wikipedia user. The caption says it depicts Polyphemus, but the subject seems to not be a Cyclops, or even missing an eye. It's confusing to say the least.--67.54.192.53 (talk) 00:32, 4 October 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Why [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Affreschi_romani_-_polifemo_presenza_galatea_-_pompei.JPG this] image? 

message: I've redirected Polyphemon here due to this. Hopefully I haven't misunderstood noun pl masc acc. Jack (talk) 13:17, 4 February 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Polyphemon 

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thread_title:  External links modified 

message: Hi all, I asked a native Greek speaker what the name meant, she said it meant "famous", which does not match the article's etymology. I'm not disputing it, but any thoughts on whether 'famous' makes any sense? is it a possible alternative or was she just wrong? 85.211.202.149 (talk) 20:42, 8 April 2019 (UTC)
replies: text: Polyphemus basically means something like Muchspeaky (Poly-phem-us, Much-speak-y), covering both famous and the article's etymology. Untitled50reg (talk) 11:01, 22 October 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Meaning of 'Polyphemus' 

message: This section is almost entirely original research. I added a tag. Untitled50reg (talk) 10:41, 22 October 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  O&P, ancient sources 

message: The lead has this sentence:  I am dubious about the first part since for example there are satyrs present, a second detail. I am dubious about the second part since this "comic effect" seems to me more of a Silenus joke than a Polyphemus joke, which latter the lead seems to suggest. Untitled50reg (talk) 11:19, 22 October 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Lead