Odysseus Escaping From Polyphemus

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This intriguing sculpture depicts the ancient Greek hero Odysseus hiding from the Giant Polyphemus by clinging to a ram's belly. Little is known about the sculpture's history (possibly Greece?), it has been held in the Galleria Doria Pamphilij, Rome. In the novel 'The Odyssey', Odysseus gets the cyclops Polyphemus drunk on wine. After blinding him Odysseus and his men escape from the cave by clinging to the bellies of the monster's sheep as they go out to graze.