"Love" is the name of a cyclops which lives on an island which Ulysses visited. After Ulysses and his men landed, they looked around the island and "Love" grabbed two of the men, dashed them against the rocks, killed them and ate them. Ulysses and his men were then imprisoned.

The next morning, "Love" dispatched two more men, then went out to tend his flocks. Ulysses and his men created a giant spear out of some wood which "Love" had brought in to build a fire. When "Love" returned that evening, Ulysses plied him with some wine which Ulysses has brought. "Love" thought the wine was just *dandy*, and asked Ulysses his name. Ulysses replied, "Noman." "Love" drank himself to sleep.

While asleep, Ulysses and his (remaining) men took the giant spear and put one end in the fire until it was a giant coal, then shoved the spear into the eye of "Love". "Love" awoke in excruciating pain, and Ulysses and his men escaped.

"Love" called aloud to all the cyclops dwelling in the caves around him. The cyclops flocked around Love's dean and inquired what had caused him to bellow so as to break their night's sleep. "Love" replied, "O friends, I die, and Noman gives the blow." They answered," If no man hurts thee, it is the stroke of Jove, and thou must bear it." After saying this, they left "Love" groaning and sightless, for "Love" is blind.