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For the type of Shadow in the Persona series, see Cyclops (Shadow Type).

Cyclops is a Demon in the Megami Tensei franchise.

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Origin

Cyclopes (singular: cyclops) (Ancient Greek: Κύ̆κλωψ Kýklōps, pl. Κῠ́κλωπες Kýklōpes) are a creature in Greek folklore. They are giants with a single eye. The most notable incident involving a cyclops is in Homer's Odyssey, in which the titular Odysseus claims his name is "Nobody" and blinds a cyclops, therefore tricking the cyclops into saying that "Nobody" is murdering him so that none of the other cyclopes would help him.

Although the Ancient Greeks believed that the name was derived from κῠ́κλος kúklos ("circle") and ὤψ ōps ("eye"), and thus meant "round-eyed", it is possible the name derives from an older Indo-European myth of a cattle thief (Proto-Indo-European: *Pḱúklōps).^[1]

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Compendium

Compendium Entries
Shin Megami Tensei (A-Mode DDS)	Origin: Greece One-eyed giants born of Gaia and Uranus. They were the helpers of Hephaestus, the blacksmith god, and made excellent weapons. Uranus feared their power and locked them away in Tartarus, but Zeus released them.

Nomenclature

Names in Other Languages
Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	サイクロプス	Cyclops

Gallery

Sprite of Cyclops from Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei II
Animated sprite of Cyclops from Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei II
RTS icon of Cyclops from Shin Megami Tensei: Nine

References

↑ "Das Griechische scheint keine Spur des idg. *peku aufgehoben zu haben[...]. Aber könnte nicht ein altes *pku- in Κύκλωψ, welches also eigentlich „Viehdieb“ wäre, stecken?" Translation: "Greek appears to retain no trace of the Indo-European *peku[...]. But couldn't there be a remnant of *pku- in Κύκλωψ, which would actually make it “cattle thief”?" "Etymologische Vexierbilder", Thieme, P. Zeitschrift Für Vergleichende Sprachforschung Auf Dem Gebiete Der Indogermanischen Sprachen, 69(3–4), pp. 172–178. Published 1951. German.

[1] "Das Griechische scheint keine Spur des idg. *peku aufgehoben zu haben[...]. Aber könnte nicht ein altes *pku- in Κύκλωψ, welches also eigentlich „Viehdieb“ wäre, stecken?" Translation: "Greek appears to retain no trace of the Indo-European *peku[...]. But couldn't there be a remnant of *pku- in Κύκλωψ, which would actually make it “cattle thief”?" "Etymologische Vexierbilder", Thieme, P. Zeitschrift Für Vergleichende Sprachforschung Auf Dem Gebiete Der Indogermanischen Sprachen, 69(3–4), pp. 172–178. Published 1951. German.

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-Cyclopes (singular: cyclops) ([[wikipedia:Ancient Greek Language|Ancient Greek]]: Κύ̆κλωψ ''Kýklōps'', pl. Κῠ́κλωπες ''Kýklopes'') are a creature in Greek folklore. They are giants with a single eye. The most notable incident involving a cyclops is in Homer's ''Odyssey'', in which the titular Odysseus claims his name is "Nobody" and blinds a cyclops, therefore tricking the cyclops into saying that "Nobody" is murdering him so that none of the other cyclopes would help him.
+Cyclopes (singular: cyclops) ([[wikipedia:Ancient Greek Language|Ancient Greek]]: Κύ̆κλωψ ''Kýklōps'', pl. Κῠ́κλωπες ''Kýklōpes'') are a creature in Greek folklore. They are giants with a single eye. The most notable incident involving a cyclops is in Homer's ''Odyssey'', in which the titular Odysseus claims his name is "Nobody" and blinds a cyclops, therefore tricking the cyclops into saying that "Nobody" is murdering him so that none of the other cyclopes would help him.
 Although the Ancient Greeks believed that the name was derived from κῠ́κλος ''kúklos'' ("circle") and ὤψ ''ōps'' ("eye"), and thus meant "round-eyed", it is possible the name derives from an older Indo-European myth of a cattle thief ([[wikipedia:Proto-Indo-European|Proto-Indo-European]]: *Pḱúklōps).<ref>{{Cite Journal|author=Thieme, P|article=Etymologische Vexierbilder|journal=Zeitschrift Für Vergleichende Sprachforschung Auf Dem Gebiete Der Indogermanischen Sprachen|volume=69|issue=3–4|published=1951|page=pp. 172–178|publisher=Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht |link=http://www.jstor.org/stable/40847839|lang=German|quote=Das Griechische scheint keine Spur des idg. ''*peku'' aufgehoben zu haben[...]. Aber könnte nicht ein altes ''*pku-'' in Κύκλωψ, welches also eigentlich „Viehdieb“ wäre, stecken?|translquote=Greek appears to retain no trace of the Indo-European ''*peku''[...]. But couldn't there be a remnant of ''*pku-'' in Κύκλωψ, which would actually make it “cattle thief”?}}</ref>