Ulysses deriding Polyphemus – Homer’s Odyssey

Artist: Joseph Mallord William Turner
Artwork: Ulysses deriding Polyphemus – Homer’s Odyssey
Description: The painting depicts the moment when Odysseus and his men escape from the Cyclops Polyphemus after blinding him. The ship is being rowed away from the island of the Cyclops, and Odysseus is standing in the stern, taunting Polyphemus. The Cyclops is shown as a giant, one-eyed figure standing on the shore, holding a large rock which he is about to throw at Odysseus.
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