Question

Which of the following descriptions of the Cyclops, as a monster, are archetypal?

A. The Cyclops lives in an enchanted cave.
B. The Cyclops kills without remorse.
C. He converses with the hero of the story.
D. He has contempt for the gods.

Answer 1

maybe B because we don't know why he kills maybe he thinks he has a good reason you gotta look at it from his point of view

Answer 2

The description that is archetypal is:

B. The Cyclops kills without remorse.

Step-by-step explanation:

An archetype is a sort of a model, a prototype that is usually followed by authors throughout history. While we have archetypes for heroes - beautiful, strong, intelligent, courageous -, we also have archetypes for monsters.

Be it in literature, movies, series, or plays, monsters tend to have certain repeated characteristics (archetypal features). They are mostly extremely ugly or scary looking. They are violent for no reason, killing without remorse and purpose. Some of them, especially the ones who are human-like, may be quite intelligent. But the beast-like ones are often incapable of reasoning, doing things out of sheer savageness. Monsters are natural villains in stories, even the few ones who lead a quiet life in their dens and only attack when provoked. The fact that they look so scary and are often incapable of communicating makes humans instantly afraid of them.

The Cyclops in the epic poem "They Odyssey" are archetypal monsters. They have limited intelligence, a horrendous appearance, and are men-eaters. Men are not seen by Cyclops as intelligent creatures whose lives matter. They kill and eat them as if men existed to be a delicious little treat.