Cyclops

A Cyclops, (Plural: Cyclopes) is a one-eyed monster. They are very big, strong, and are considered ugly by most people. Many Cyclopes were born to Poseidon, therefore making them Percy's half-brothers. Tyson is now the general of the armies of Poseidon. They have superhuman hearing and can mimic any voice perfectly. This was done by Tyson to eavesdrop on various allies of Kronos, and by an unnamed Cyclops in Brooklyn to trick and trap a younger Luke Castellan, Annabeth, and Thalia. Ma Gasket another cyclops, tried to eat Piper, Leo and Jason. Most Cyclopes work in the forges of Hephaestus.

The first cyclopes were raised by Ouranus (Uranus) and Gaea. Ouranus was not pleased with the monsters and imprisoned them until Kronos overthrew him. During Kronos' rule, he did not release the cyclopes, so his mother Gaea, his son Zeus, and his wife Rhea plotted against him.

In The Lightning Thief, it was revealed that when Percy was younger, he was stalked by a tall man in a trench coat and hat on the playground. The teachers finally threatened to call the police if the man didn't leave, and Percy always remembered how no one believed him when he told them the man had one eye under his hat. Thus, the man was actually a cyclops who was for an unknown reason, good or bad, trying to keep an eye on Percy.

There are currently 3 known species of Cyclops:
 * Northern Cyclops - Roman Cyclopes, evil
 * Ma Gasket
 * Sump
 * Torque
 * Elder Cyclops - Weaponsmiths of the Gods, generally Good
 * Southern Cyclops - Herders in the Sea of Monsters, Greek, evil
 * Polyphemus

Known Cyclopes

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 * Polyphemus
 * Ma Gasket
 * Sump
 * Torque
 * Arges
 * Brontes
 * Steropes