The massive stone fortifications of Mycenaean cities were later called 'Cyclopean' by Greeks because:
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Correct answer: The stones were believed to be too massive for any human to move
Later Greeks believed that only the mythical one-eyed giants, the Cyclopes, could have moved the massive limestone boulders used in the walls. These stones were fitted together without mortar.
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