Cyclops

A Cyclops (plural: Cyclopes) is a one-eyed giant. They are very strong and are considered to be ugly by most people.
== Description ==
In most cases, Cyclopes are abandoned by their parents when they are born in order to learn how to fight for themselves, with the exception of ancient Cyclopes like Polyphemus. They mostly live in cities and are treated as outcasts or mistakes and they don't always come out right. No one wants them and they end up growing wild on the streets.
Cyclopes are feared or avoided by most monsters, as even when they are young, they are still incredibly strong. Tyson, who is described as being a baby Cyclops, unknowingly frightened away other monsters, leading to Percy not being attacked all year. After the Laistrygonian Giant attacked Percy in the presence of Tyson, Annabeth commented that it was surprising they would even try to attack with Tyson around.
== Factions ==
=== Elder Cyclopes ===
The first Cyclopes were the sons of Ouranos and Gaea. Ouranos wasn't pleased with his monstrous children and imprisoned in Tartarus them until Kronos overthrew him and released them. However, during Kronos' rule, he threw the Elder Cyclopes again in the pit. Eventually, their mother, sister Rhea, and nephew Zeus plotted against him. They were released in the process and fought in the First Titan War.
The Elder Cyclopes became the weapon smiths of the gods. They created Zeus' Master Bolt, Poseidon's Trident, Hades' Helm of Darkness, Artemis' bow and arrows of the moon, and Apollo's bow and arrows of the sun. They typically helped Hephaestus in the forges until they were killed by Apollo in retaliation for the death of his son Asclepius at the hands of Zeus.
* Arges
* Brontes
* Steropes
=== Hyperborean (Northern) Cyclopes ===
A species of Cyclopes that are children of other Cyclopes like Ma Gasket, who is the mother of Sump and Torque. They often eat heroes and demigods. Typically smarter than Southern Cyclopes, the Northern Cyclopes use their building talents to make weapons like the squeaky war hammer and the exploding axe. They fought for the Titans in the Second Titan War by building weapons and equipment. They often interact with Roman demigods.
* Ma Gasket
* Sump
* Torque
=== Poseidon's Cyclopes ===
A majority of the Cyclops are children of Poseidon and live underwater. Most of them work in the forges with Hephaestus like Tyson, who is now the general of the armies of Poseidon.
* Tyson
=== Southern Cyclopes ===
Southern Cyclopes are mostly children of Poseidon. They are sheep herders in the Sea of Monsters like Polyphemus. Much like the Northern Cyclopes, they often eat heroes and demigods. They seem to be not as smart as their siblings and Northern Cyclopes since they don't use their building talents. In The Sea of Monsters, Polyphemus doesn't know what a mango is and is repeatedly tricked by Grover. He is also bad at math.
* Polyphemus
== Abilities ==
* Superhuman Strength: They are feared for their incredible strength. Even a baby Cyclops like Tyson can beat most of the fully grown giants by himself without being injured.
* Superhuman Durability: They are able to withstand many physical blows and damage.
* Height Manipulation: They can grow at their maximum height at will.
* Vocal Mimicry: They are to able mimic a person's voice almost perfectly.
** Superhuman hearing: They have better than average hearing.
* Fire Immunity: They aren't affected by fire or extreme heat, with the exception of the Flames of the River Phlegethon.
* Underwater Breathing: Most of them can breathe underwater.
* Forging Skill: Most of them possess extraordinary aptitude at repairing and inventing armament and weaponry.
* Tongue of the Old Times fluency: Most of them can understand the ancient language that Gaea spoke to the Titans, Elder Cyclops, and Hekatonkheires before the birth of the Olympian gods.
== Weaknesses ==
* Magical Metals
* Extreme force/pressure
== Known Cyclopes ==
* Arges
* Brontes
* Grunk
* Steropes
* Polyphemus
== Gallery ==
== Trivia ==
* In myths, the Elder Cyclopes were the primeval gods of storms, like their brothers the Hekatonkheires, particularly of thunderstorms and lightning. 
Category:Cyclopes
Category:Children of Poseidon