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Series of six illustrations of Polyphème (Polyphemus) by Henri Matisse, for James Joyce’s Ulysses. Published in 1935 by the Limited Editions Club. National Gallery of Australia.

Source: artsearch.nga.gov.au

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Black-figure neck-amphora with Odysseus and companions blinding Polyphemus, attributed to the Polyphemus Group

Greek (produced in Italy in the Chalcidian style), Archaic Period, 520 B.C.

terracotta

British Museum

Source: britishmuseum.org

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Red-figure calyx-krater with scene of Odysseus and his companions preparing to bind the Cyclops, perhaps inspired by Euripides’ satyr play Cyclops

Greek (from Lucania in Italy), Classical Period, c. 420-410 B.C.

terracotta

British Museum

Source: britishmuseum.org

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Head of Polyphemus. Greek or Roman, Hellenistic or Imperial Period, 150 B.C. or later. Dolomitic marble. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.

From MFA Boston:

This is the head of the one-eyed, man-eating Cyclops whom Odysseus finally outwitted and blinded. Here the monster is in a peaceful mood, either waiting to receive the cup of wine offered him by Odysseus, or, more likely, gazing love-struck at the indifferent sea nymph Galatea. The head comes from a sculptural group that might have adorned a public fountain or a luxurious seaside villa. The type originated in the second century B.C., yet the lively and direct style of this piece makes difficult to judge whether it is a contemporary variant or a Roman copy.

Source: mfa.org