James Joyce, Oddyseus, and Cyclops

http://en.wikipedia.org/wikihttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulysses_(novel)/Cyclops

Polyphemus (from Wikipedia), the Cyclops

For some reason, after viewing and absorbing all of the coverage of the memorial tributes and ceremonies, personal testimonies, and our attempts at understanding the meaning to take away from all of this, I am reminded of James Joyce's Ulysses, and Homer's Odyssey.