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There were schools of thought in Ancient Greece that speculated about extraterrestrial life, in trying to answer questions about the universe ...

The Cyclopes remain unforgettable characters in Greek mythology, showing how the ancient Greeks used myths to explore the world around them.

Odysseus, Greek hero and the King of Ithaca ... The men started to eat, but the owner of the cave, a giant one-eyed Cyclops called Polyphemus - who’d have guessed that - returned with his ...

What's a one-eyed monster from Greek mythology got to do with tennis? Well, this Cyclops is a system of infra-red beams which is used to help determine whether serves are in or out. With top players ...