Cyclopean walls worldwide linked to gods, giants and supernatural builders. Delphi featured sacred polygonal work at most temple of antiquity Cyclopean walls in Samothrace devoted to mysterious older deities (Axiokersa, Axiokersos) Sardinian tradition claims cyclopean structures were tombs built by giants
Cyclopean wall traditions span Europe. Sardinians claimed they were giants' tombs, Ggantija in Malta means 'the Giantess.' Greeks credited the Cyclopes with Mycenae's walls, while Samothrace featured sacred work devoted to mysterious older deities (the Cabeiroi). Delphi featured polygonal masonry at its most sacred temple. Ggantija is the oldest and best-preserved of Malta's megalithic sites.
Key Facts
- Delphi featured sacred polygonal work at most temple of antiquity
- Cyclopean walls in Samothrace devoted to mysterious older deities (Axiokersa, Axiokersos)
- Sardinian tradition claims cyclopean structures were tombs built by giants
- Ggantija in Malta (named 'the Giant') is the largest old cyclopean temple
- Cyclopes were credited with building walls of Mycenae
- Term 'cyclopean' meant godly, not a slur
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