"They took the stake of olivewood, sharp at the point , and thrust it into his eye, while I, throwing my weight upon it from above, whirled it round...blood flowed round it, all hot as it was...so did his eye hiss round the stake of olivewood."
How ironic it is that the great cyclops Polyphemus should be blinded and brought so much pain by an object that is normally used to represent peace and harmony.
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