What Dominic Sandbrook has said about Polyphemus
1 quote · 1 episode · Jul 12, 2026
Dominic Sandbrook, British historian, author and co-host of The Rest Is History, has been quoted on Polyphemus once in 1 episode of The Rest Is History, most recently on July 12, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
In their words
Sandbrook contends that the Cyclops story is inspired by fear of the unknown rather than by mundane explanations such as fossils.
“This is inspired by the fear of the unknown, the fear of the monstrous, all of that kind of stuff”
The Rest Is History: 687. The Odyssey: Hero of the Trojan Horse (Part 1) (Jul 12, 2026) · Listen from 36:57
Episodes
687. The Odyssey: Hero of the Trojan Horse (Part 1)The Rest Is History · Jul 12, 2026 · 1 h 12 min
Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook retell the first half of Homer's Odyssey, from Troy's fall to Calypso's island, and probe its roots in Greek colonisation.
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