After my last post I started to think more about the public perception of the mythical creatures known as Cyclops. being interested in ancient history and mythology I realised that the common view of these creatures as dim witted monsters is almost entirely based on Homer's Polyphemus. in true Greek mythology the Cyclops was seen in a very different light that has roots in bronze age history. It is believed that during the late bronze age and the Mycenaean empire the highly skilled black smiths would be distinguished from common men by painting a small circular shape on to there forehead. After the fall of the Mycenaeans and the start of the Greek dark age working bronze became a forgotten art after the prevalence of iron. stories traveled of these ancient marked men that could work metal like no modern man and so the myth was born. In the work of Hesiod the Cyclops are the ones that create the armer and weaponry of the Olympians during there war with the Titans. This view of Cyclops being intelligent creators and artisans has been lost somewhat in popular culture and I think it would be very interesting to explore in my work, rather than completely recreating the idea of the Cyclops like Redom maybe it would be useful to reintroduce people to there original depiction as seen through my eyes.