Cyclops

Monoeyes, better known as the Cyclopes. are ancient Titanic beings born of Protogenoi Gaia and Ouranos. After being freed from Tartarus by Zeus, many reside in Olympus crafting weapons for the Olympians. Others speed across the Universe where they evolved into smaller humanoid beings that better fit into common creature society.

*Cyclopes are based on the species of the same name from Greco-Roman Mythology*

## History

### The Arimaspi

#### The Cyclopes and the Hecatoncheires

Before the birth of the Universes, the Cosmos was ruled by the Protogenoi, the primordial deities born from Khaos. Two of these Primordials was Gaia and her son Ouranos who was the queen and king of the Cosmos respectively. Together they had many children, most predominantly was the Titans, however, the Hecatoncheires and the Elder Cyclopes, known as the Arimaspi, were their firstborn.

#### Banished

Ouranos hated his children, specifically the Arimaspi and Hecatoncheires, because of their hideous appearance. Soon after they were born, the Arimaspi and the Hecatoncheires were banished to the farthest reaches of the Void. This pained Gaia, and so she developed plans to overthrow him.

#### Castration of Ouranos

Gaia creates a giant flint sickle and armed her youngest but strongest son, Kronos, with it and hid him away. When Ouranos came to his wife, Kronos jumped out of his hiding spot and severed his father's genitals. However, Kronos did not release the Arimaspi and the Hecatoncheires from their banishment. Ouranos curses Kronos so that he will eventually meet the same fate as him. All of the banished gods were then sent to Tartarus once the realm was created after the Big Bounce.

### Titanomachy

#### Freed by Zeus

Fearing what his father said, Kronos consumed his own children soon after his wife Rhea birthed them, insuring his eternal reign. However, Rhea saved her youngest son Zeus who eventually came back to save his siblings. In order to get extra help against Kronos and the Titans, Zeus freed the Elder Cyclopes and Hecatoncheires.

#### Battle of the Titans

To thank the Olympians for freeing them, the Arimaspi crafted gifts for them: Zeus his lightning bolt, Poseidon his trident, and Hades his Helm of Darkness. These artifacts allowed the Olympians to overcome the Titans and win the Titanomachy and take over over the Cosmos.

#### Joining the Olympians

As a further thank you to the Arimaspi, the Olympians invited them to live in Olympus with them. There they worked in Empyrean Volcanoes near Olympus where they forge more weapons and tools for the Olympians under Hephaestus, the god of fire.

### Evolution

#### Children of Poseidon

After the rise of humans, Poseidon, god of the seas, had many children with mortal women on Earth, several of which produced Terran children with one eye. Over time, the Tartalo grew and developed as new species and eventually became a part of the Magical Community.

## Characteristics

The Arimaspi, Elder Cyclopes, are the relatives and precursors to the Giants. They are large in size and power scaling to that of a powerful Jötunn. While the primordial Cyclopes are large and powerful entities, being relatives to the Titans, modern Cyclopes are average humanoid beings both in size and power. The Tartalo are essentially Terrans with one eye. All Monoeyes are easily recognizable because of their singular large eye in the center of their forehead. While the Arimaspi are violent, ignorant, and single minded, modern Cyclopes, the Tartalo have the capacity of being very intelligent as well as multifaceted.

A breed of Cyclops also exists, native to the planet Etheria, where they too are monstrous is size. There they appear similar to a Minotaur but have a more goat-like physique rather than bull-like. Only one is known at this point, the cyclops Arimaspi, named after the primordial cyclopes, who ruled over his own territory south-west of Equestria. He was a major threat and nemesis to the Etherian Griffons.

## Powers and Abilities

### Powers

* **Cyclops Physiology:** Cyclopes are humanoid beings whose only difference from being considered a Terran is their single large eye resting in the center of their forehead
	+ **Gigantism:** While modern Cyclopes are not considered "giant" like their primordial predecessors, many Cyclopes grow larger and taller than the average humanoid, however not enough to cause suspicion to mortals
	+ **Longevity:** Cyclopes are very long lived, living as long as
	+ **Invulnerability:**
	+ **Enhanced Condition:** Cyclopes, even in
		- **Enhanced Eye Sight:** Despite only having one eye, the Cyclopes have better eye sight than most other humanoids.
		- **Enhanced Strength:** Due to their larger size, Cyclopes have more opportunities grow more muscle making them stronger than fellow humanoids
		- **Enhanced Stamina:** It is harder for a Cyclops to become fatigued or tired allowing them to stay in battle longer

### Former Powers

* **Primordial Physiology:** The first Cyclopes, the Arimaspi, were the older siblings to the Titans and therefore considered Primordial Entities
	+ **Lesser Divinity:** Though related to the Titans and Protogenoi, the Arimaspi are not as powerful as them
	+ **Immortality:** The Arimaspi are immortal and have existed before the birth universe
	+ **Primordial Lightning Generation:**

### Abilities

* **Enhanced Craftsmanship:** The first three Arimaspi now live in Olympus where, like the Dwarves to the Asgardians, they craft the weapons for the Olympians under the god of fire, Hephaestus. When they were first released from Tartarus, the Cyclopes aided the Olympians by crafting artifacts for them. allowing them to win the Titanomachy

## Weaknesses

* **Lack of Depth Perception:** Due to only having one Eye, Cyclopes do not have great eyes sight and have no depth perception
* **Sensitive Eye:** Because of the eye's large size relative to their face, the eye is a large weak spot to them. The eye gets dry and damaged easily. Most Cyclopes will suffer some from of blindness in the future

## Notable Cyclopes

* Arges *(Arimaspi)*
* Brontes *(Arimaspi)*
* Steropes *(Arimaspi)*
* Polyphemus *(Monoeye)*

## External Links

* *See Cyclopes on Wikipedia*
* *See Cyclops on the Myths and Folklore Wiki*
* *See Cyclops on the Gods and Demons Wiki*