The Cyclops of Kozani, Greece: Myth, Mystery, and a Forgotten Discovery

 From The Greek Reporter:

The legend of the Cyclops — the towering, one-eyed giants of Greek mythology — has long captured the imagination of philosophers, storytellers, and adventurers alike. Found in ancient myths scattered across the Greek landscape, these beings remain symbols of a lost, supernatural past. But in February 1931, myth and reality seemed to blur in the mountains of Western Macedonia.

Two quiet villages in the Kozani region, Eratyra and Trapezitsa, became the epicenter of a sensational discovery. Following heavy rainfall and landslides, locals stumbled upon a marble tomb of colossal proportions.

A telegram from the prefect of the region to government authorities reported something extraordinary: the unearthing of an enormous human skeleton, its skull bearing a single eye socket in the middle of the forehead. (Read more.)