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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...

January 11th, 2006

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. Talu...

June 1st, 2000

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 spr...

June 1st, 2000

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 driv...

June 1st, 2000

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 tr...

June 1st, 2000

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 ...

June 1st, 2000

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, ...

June 1st, 2000

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...

June 1st, 2000

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...

June 1st, 2000

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 ...

June 1st, 2000

By Jimmy Joe

Cyclops

The Cyclops was a giant who had a single large eye on their forehead. Some were friendly to gods and men, while others were hostile. The original C...

June 1st, 2000

By Jimmy Joe

Hundred-Handed (Hecatoncheires)

Hecatoncheires (Ἑκατόγχειρες) or the Hundred-Handed were offspring of Uranus and Gaea. The three brothers were named Briareus (Obriareús), Cottus a...

June 1st, 2000

By Jimmy Joe