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The Cyclops: A Love Story

The Cyclops: A Love Story

Littlefield, Emerson

Paperback

Series: Ancient World, Book 1

Historical Fiction

ISBN13: 9798284219645
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: May 16 2025
Pages: 316
Weight: 0.93
Height: 0.66 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
A monster in legend. A man in truth. A love story history never told.

Polyphemus the Cyclops feared in Greek myth was never meant to be a monster. Born different and cast out by the world around him, he grows up in isolation, sustained only by the fierce love of his sea-nymph mother Thoosa, the mischievous devotion of his younger sister Anastasia, and the quiet hope that somewhere, he might belong.

That hope takes form in Galatea, a shepherdess whose warmth and courage awaken Polyphemus's longing for connection and dignity. But love in the ancient world is fragile, especially for those deemed unworthy of it.

When Odysseus arrives on the island, he is no wandering hero but a calculating raider, driven by greed rather than fate. Their infamous encounter retold countless times through Homer's lens lasts only two days, yet alters Polyphemus's life forever. Seen through the Cyclops's own eyes, the myth transforms into a deeply human reckoning with betrayal, survival, and truth.

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