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👤 Briareos

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  • Alternative name
    👤 Aigaion (alt. Briareos)
    Information
    Hundred-hander
    Wikidata
    https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q849647
    LIMC headword
    Briareos II
    Gender
    Male
    Appearance and powers
    Has monstrous form
    Son of
    👤 Ouranos father of Cronos👤 Ge personification of Earth👤 Pontos (personification) personification of the sea👤 Thalassa personification of the sea👤 Poseidon Olympian god
    Husband of
    👤 Cymopoleia daughter of Poseidon
    Belongs to
    👥 the Hundred-Handers sons of Ouranos and Ge
    Buried at
    🏛️ the Tomb of Aigaion (Mysia)
    Related entities
    👤 Cottos Hundred-hander👤 Ge personification of Earth👤 Gyges Hundred-hander👤 Ouranos father of Cronos👥 the Hundred-Handers sons of Ouranos and Ge👤 Athena Olympian goddess👤 Hera Olympian goddess👤 Poseidon Olympian god👤 Zeus (Olympian) Olympian god👤 Thetis Nereid, mother of Achilles🌍 Mount Olympos (N. Greece) mountain in northern Greece, home of the Olympian Gods👤 Aigaion (alt. Briareos) alternative name for Briareos the hundred hander👤 Arges Cyclops, son of Ouranos👤 Brontes Cyclops, son of Ouranos👤 Steropes (Cyclops) Cyclops, son of Ouranos👤 Cymopoleia daughter of Poseidon🌍 the Isthmos of Corinth land bridge connecting the Peloponnese with mainland Greece👤 Helios personification of the sun🌍 Isthmia (Argolid) site of the Isthmian Games🌍 the Acrocorinth (Corinth) citadel of Corinth👤 Pontos (personification) personification of the sea👥 the Titans children of Ouranos and Ge👥 the Olympian Gods👥 the Giants🌍 the Underworld realm of Hades🏺 the Thunderbolt of Zeus🌍 Orestias (Chaonia) region in Chaonia with city of the same name🌍 Mount Aitna (Sicily) mountain on Sicily🏛️ the Forge of Hephaistos (Sicily) often associated with Mount Aitna👤 Thalassa personification of the sea👤 Apollo Olympian god👤 Nereus son of Pontos and Ge, father of the Nereids👥 the Nereids daughters of Nereus👤 Proteus (Egyptian) king of Egypt, son of Poseidon👤 Triton (sea god) minor sea god or gods👤 Doris (Nereid) Nereid👤 Isis Egyptian goddess👤 Io transformed into a cow🌍 Canopos (Egypt) city at mouth of the Nile🌍 Phrygia region in Anatolia🏛️ the Tomb of Aigaion (Mysia)👤 Briareos Hundred-hander
    Mentioned by
    📖 Apollodoros, Library 1.1.1📖 Homer, Iliad 1.396-1.406📖 Homer, Iliad 1.401-1.406📖 Hesiod, Theogony 139-172📖 Hesiod, Theogony 807-819📖 Pausanias 2.1.6📖 Pausanias 2.4.6📖 Eumelos, Titanomachy fr. 3 West📖 Eumelos, Corinthiaca fr. 16 West📖 Palaiphatos, On Unbelievable Stories 19📖 Lucian, Dialogues of the Gods 1.2 MacLeod📖 Lucian, Zeus Rants 40📖 Callimachus, Hymn to Delos 99-152📖 Ion of Chios, Dithyrambs fr. 741 PMG📖 D-Scholia, Iliad 1.399📖 Ovid, Metamorphoses 2.1-2.30📖 Pliny, Natural History 7.207📖 Eustathios, Commentary on Homer's Odyssey 1395.45-1395.55
    Mentioned in text
    Apollodoros, LibraryHomer, IliadHesiod, TheogonyPausaniasEumelos, TitanomachyEumelos, CorinthiacaPalaiphatos, On Unbelievable StoriesLucian, Dialogues of the GodsLucian, Zeus RantsCallimachus, Hymn to DelosIon of Chios, DithyrambsD-Scholia, IliadOvid, MetamorphosesPliny, Natural HistoryEustathios, Commentary on Homer's Odyssey
    Reported to be mentioned in text
    Homer, IliadDidymosArchemachos of EuboiaHesiod, Theogony
    Mentioned in citation of
    📖 Homer, Iliad 1.396-1.406📖 Didymos p. 179 Schmidt📖 Archemachos of Euboia FGrHist 424 fr. 5📖 Hesiod, Theogony 617-653
    Depictions
    🎨 Wall Painting from the "Casa del Duca di Aumale", Pompeii (MANN 9555)🏛️ the Palace of Helios built by Hephaistos
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