Question

Why is the Cyclops, as a monster, an archetypal character?

Answer 1

He is viscious and brutal

Answer 2

Cyclops, as a monster, is an archetypal character because The Cyclops kills without remorse.  

The character which reflects the most typical of a kind of person or quality is known as an archetypal character.The Cyclopes are giant and huge creatures who were blessed by the Gods for food for their living. They don't want any visitors to come to their place. When Cyclops noticed that Odysseus and his men had arrived at his land, he captured them in his cave and treated them in the most inhospitable manner. He wanted to kill each of them but Odysseus tricked him and saved himself and his men from his captivity.