cyclopean
Huge, roughly hewn
Cyclopean describes something massive, powerful, or primitive in construction.
The word comes from the Cyclopes of Greek mythology—one-eyed giants who built structures from enormous stones without mortar.
Ancient walls of huge irregular blocks are called cyclopean masonry: The cyclopean ruins suggested a civilization of tremendous strength.
More broadly, cyclopean means gigantic or monumental: a cyclopean engineering project.
One-eyed giant of myth
- one-eyedHaving single vision
- titanDominant figure in field
- colossusStatue of immense size
- behemothCreature of immense size
monstrous · towering · enormous · gargantuan · massive · hulking · leviathan · goliath
Of giant stone construction
- polygonalHaving many straight sides
- limestoneCarbonate sedimentary rock
- ashlarPrecision-cut building stone
- hewnCut or shaped
monumental · fitted · jointless · massive · irregular · prehistoric · Mycenaean · coursed
Exceptionally large or significant
- formidableInspiring fear or respect
- dauntingDiscouraging through difficulty
- awe-inspiringEvoking reverential wonder
- intimidatingInspiring fear or unease
forbidding · impregnable · massive · overwhelming · looming · stark · brooding · commanding
Ancient Greek epic composer
- OdysseyEpic of homecoming
- PolyphemusOne-eyed giant of myth
- GreekOf Athenian origin
- mythologyBody of traditional tales
legendary · Hephaestus · forge · Sicily · Etna · epic · heroic · Odysseus
Broke into particles
- ancientVery old indeed
- weatheredEroded by exposure
- megalithicOf giant stone construction
- overgrownExcessively covered in vegetation
forgotten · desolate · vestiges · remnants · eroded · timeless · primordial · mysterious
Polyphemus
One-eyed giant of myth
behemoth · monstrous · towering · enormous · gargantuan · massive · hulking · leviathan · goliath · mammoth
megalithic
Of giant stone construction
- polygonalHaving many straight sides
- limestoneCarbonate sedimentary rock
- ashlarPrecision-cut building stone
hewn · monumental · fitted · jointless · massive · irregular · prehistoric · Mycenaean · coursed · drystone
monumental
Exceptionally large or significant
- formidableInspiring fear or respect
- dauntingDiscouraging through difficulty
- awe-inspiringEvoking reverential wonder
intimidating · forbidding · impregnable · massive · overwhelming · looming · stark · brooding · commanding · austere
Homer
Ancient Greek epic composer
- OdysseyEpic of homecoming
- PolyphemusOne-eyed giant of myth
- GreekOf Athenian origin
mythology · legendary · Hephaestus · forge · Sicily · Etna · epic · heroic · Odysseus · smithing
crumbled
Broke into particles
- ancientVery old indeed
- weatheredEroded by exposure
- megalithicOf giant stone construction
overgrown · forgotten · desolate · vestiges · remnants · eroded · timeless · primordial · mysterious · moss-covered
cyclopeantiny
Extremely small in size
minuscule · miniature · microscopic · diminutive · lilliputian