Polyphemus @ Fontaine Medicis - Paris, France - Epic Beings and Creatures on Waymarking.com

The Fontaine Médicis(Medici Fountain) is a monumental fountain in the Jardin du Luxembourg in the 6th arrondissement in Paris. It was built in about 1630 by Marie de' Medici, the widow of King Henry IV of France and regent of King Louis XIII of France.

The fountain decoraion has a group of statues by Auguste Ottin, representing the giant Polyphemus, in bronze, discovering the lovers Acis and Galatea, in white marble.

Polyphemus is the gigantic one-eyed son of Poseidon and Thoosa in Greek mythology, one of the Cyclopes.
Polyphemus plays a pivotal role in Homer's Odyssey and also appears in Ovid's story of Acis and Galatea (represented in this fountain). As a jealous suitor of the sea nymph, Galatea, he kills his rival Acis with a rock.

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Time Period: Ancient Approximate Date of Epic Period: 8th to 6th centuries BC Epic Type: Mythical Exhibit Type: Figure, Statue, 3D Art

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