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Cheiron
Cheiron (Χείρων) was the most famous Centaur. Not only was Cheiron immortal, but he was one of the wisest beings on earth. Cheiron was the son of t...
By Jimmy Joe
Centaurus
The ancestor and eponym of the Centaurs. Centaurus was usually said to be a son of Ixion and the phantom Hera, made out of a cloud. When Ixion trie...
By Jimmy Joe
Centaurs
Background The Centaurs were a tribe of half-men and half-horses living in Magnesia, a coastal region in Thessaly. Centaurs were depicted in art to...
By Jimmy Joe
Talus
Talus was the last Bronze Age man who appeared in the Apollonius of Rhodes' Arognautica . Talus (Τάλως) lived and defended the island of Crete. Tal...
By Jimmy Joe
Chrysaor
Chrysaor was an offspring of Poseidon and the Gorgon Medusa . When Perseus decapitated Medusa, some blood fell on the earth and the sea. Pegasus sp...
By Jimmy Joe
Cacus
According to the Roman myth, Cacus was the son of Vulcan ( Hephaestus ). Cacus was a fire-breathing giant. During his tenth labour, Heracles was dr...
By Jimmy Joe
Antaeüs
Antaeüs (Antaeus) was a giant wrestler. Antaeüs was the son of Gaea and Poseidon . Antaeüs was a wicked wrestler in Libya who enjoyed challenging t...
By Jimmy Joe
Orion
Orion was a great hunter. Orion was the son of Poseidon and Euryale, the daughter of King Minos of Crete. Orion was a giant who could wade through ...
By Jimmy Joe
Otus and Ephialtes
Otus and Ephialtes were twin giants. They were the sons of Poseidon and Iphimedeia, who was wife of Alöeus. Though the twins' father was Poseidon, ...
By Jimmy Joe
Laestrygonians
In the Odyssey, the Laestrygonians were giants living in the city of Telepylus. The city had an excellent harbour, with cliffs surrounding the harb...
By Jimmy Joe
Gegenees
The Gegenees were a tribe of earthborn giants with six arms. The Gegenees lived on Bear Mountain, in Mysia. Jason and the Argonauts landed near Bea...
By Jimmy Joe
Giants (Gigantes)
The Giants or Gigantes were offspring of Uranus and Gaea . When Cronus severed his father's genitals and threw them into the sea, some of the blood...