Modeled 1888; cast c. 1926
Polyphemus, Acis, and Galatea
Auguste RodinFrench, 1840 - 1917
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Rodin relates a myth about the cyclops Polyphemus in this plaster work. Polyphemus loved the nymph Galatea, but she preferred the shepherd Acis. When the cyclops saw the lovers together, he hurled a rock at them in a fit of rage, crushing Acis and forcing Galatea to jump into the sea. Rodin represents him trying to free the rock with his bent leg.
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