In 'The Odyssey', what is the name of the one-eyed giant?

In 'The Odyssey', the one-eyed giant is named Polyphemus. He is a Cyclops, a member of a race of enormous, one-eyed beings in Greek mythology, but Cyclops is the species name rather than this character's personal name.

Polyphemus appears in one of Odysseus' most famous adventures. The giant traps Odysseus and his crew inside a cave and begins eating the men. Odysseus tricks him by claiming that his name is “Nobody,” then blinds him with a sharpened stake while he sleeps.

When Polyphemus calls for help, he says that “Nobody” is attacking him, so the other Cyclopes do not intervene. Odysseus and his surviving crew then escape by hiding beneath the giant's sheep.

The episode has consequences: Polyphemus is the son of Poseidon, and his prayer for revenge helps explain the god's hostility toward Odysseus during his long journey home. Charybdis and Scylla are separate dangers encountered later in the epic.