 Warren, who bought the terracotta figure in Paris, in 1901, from a vendor who acquired it in Thebes.The terracotta figure depicts Polyphemos, the Cyclops and antagonist of Odysseus in book nine of Homer’s "Odyssey", as a dignified banqueter consuming wine.This figure depicts the scene in The Odyssey where, in order to escape death, Odysseus tricks Polyphemos to become highly intoxicated.