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๐Ÿ‘ฅ the Giants

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  • Sometimes conflated with
    ๐Ÿ‘ฅ the Hundred-Handers sons of Ouranos and Ge
    Wikidata
    https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q191192
    Digital LIMC
    https://ark.dasch.swiss/ark:/72163/1/080E/1s64oNU6QzOEgvin=ZDISww
    Gender
    Undefined
    Appearance and powers
    Has monstrous formHas hybrid form
    Birth
    Birth is narratedBorn from an objectBorn by autochthony
    Death
    Death is narrated
    Children of
    ๐Ÿ‘ค Ouranos father of Cronos๐Ÿ‘ค Ge personification of Earth
    Born at
    ๐ŸŒ Pallene (Chalcidice) western promontory of Chalcidice๐ŸŒ Rhodes (island) island in the Aegean, near coast of Asia Minor
    Born from
    ๐Ÿบ the Genitals of Ouranos from which Aphrodite is born
    Led by
    ๐Ÿ‘ค Eurymedon (giant) king of the Giants๐Ÿ‘ค Porphyrion (giant) giant๐Ÿ‘ค Cronos Titan, father of Zeus
    Wounded by
    ๐Ÿบ the Thunderbolt of Zeus
    Dies at
    ๐ŸŒ Pallene (Chalcidice) western promontory of Chalcidice๐ŸŒ Mount Olympos (N. Greece) mountain in northern Greece, home of the Olympian Gods๐ŸŒ Myconos (island) island in the Aegean, one of the Cyclades๐ŸŒ the Phlegraian Plain (Campania) active volcanic region east of Cumae๐ŸŒ Phanagoreia (Pontos) city on the eastern Bosphoros
    Killed by
    ๐Ÿ‘ค Heracles greatest Greek hero๐Ÿ‘ค Zeus (Olympian) Olympian god๐Ÿ‘ฅ the Olympian Gods๐Ÿ‘ค Osiris Egyptian god๐Ÿบ the Thunderbolt of Zeus๐Ÿบ the Bow of Heracles weapon of Heracles, later given to Philoctetes
    Buried at
    ๐ŸŒ Pithecoussai (island) island in the Tyrrhenian Sea๐ŸŒ Myconos (island) island in the Aegean, one of the Cyclades๐Ÿ›๏ธ the Spring of the Giants (Leuca)
    Includes
    ๐Ÿ‘ค Porphyrion (giant) giant๐Ÿ‘ค Alcyoneus (giant)๐Ÿ‘ค Ephialtes (giant) giant๐Ÿ‘ค Eurytos (giant) giant๐Ÿ‘ค Clytios (giant) giant๐Ÿ‘ค Mimas (giant) giant๐Ÿ‘ค Encelados (giant) giant๐Ÿ‘ค Polybotes (giant) giant๐Ÿ‘ค Hippolytos (giant) Giant๐Ÿ‘ค Gration giant๐Ÿ‘ค Pallas (giant)๐Ÿ‘ค Thoon (giant) giant๐Ÿ‘ค Agrios (giant) giant๐Ÿ‘ค Hopladamos giant, defends Rhea๐Ÿ‘ค Eurymedon (giant) king of the Giants๐Ÿ‘ค Cronos Titan, father of Zeus๐Ÿ‘ค Mylinos Cretan giant๐Ÿ‘ค Typhon son of Ge๐Ÿ‘ค Mousaios (Cretan) Cretan giant described by Diodoros๐Ÿ‘ค Atlas holds up the sky as punishment
    Related entities
    ๐Ÿ‘ค Ge personification of Earth๐Ÿ‘ค Ouranos father of Cronos๐Ÿ‘ค Alcyoneus (giant)๐Ÿ‘ค Porphyrion (giant) giant๐ŸŒ Pallene (Chalcidice) western promontory of Chalcidice๐Ÿ‘ค Athena Olympian goddess๐Ÿ‘ค Eos personification of the dawn๐Ÿ‘ค Zeus (Olympian) Olympian god๐Ÿ‘ค Heracles greatest Greek hero๐Ÿ‘ค Selene personification of the moon๐Ÿ‘ค Helios personification of the sun๐Ÿ‘ค Agrios (giant) giant๐Ÿ‘ค Clytios (giant) giant๐Ÿ‘ค Encelados (giant) giant๐Ÿ‘ค Ephialtes (giant) giant๐Ÿ‘ค Eurytos (giant) giant๐Ÿ‘ค Gration giant๐Ÿ‘ค Hippolytos (giant) Giant๐Ÿ‘ค Pallas (giant)๐Ÿ‘ค Polybotes (giant) giant๐Ÿ‘ค Mimas (giant) giant๐Ÿ‘ค Thoon (giant) giant๐Ÿ‘ฅ the Olympian Gods๐Ÿ‘ฅ the Erinyes personifications of vengeance๐Ÿ‘ค Cronos Titan, father of Zeus๐Ÿบ the Genitals of Ouranos from which Aphrodite is born๐Ÿ‘ค Typhon son of Ge๐ŸŒ Pithecoussai (island) island in the Tyrrhenian Sea๐Ÿ‘ฅ the Titans children of Ouranos and Ge๐ŸŒ River Styx (Underworld) river in the Underworld๐ŸŒ Thrace (N. Greece) region of northern Greece๐Ÿ›๏ธ Spring Olympias (Arcadia) near Trapezous๐Ÿ‘ฅ the Laistrygonians encountered by Odysseus๐Ÿ‘ค Hopladamos giant, defends Rhea๐Ÿ‘ค Eurymedon (giant) king of the Giants๐Ÿ‘ค Rhea Titan๐ŸŒ Mount Thaumasion (Arcadia) mountain in Arcadia๐Ÿ‘ค Dionysos (Olympian) Olympian god๐Ÿ‘ค Seilenos attendant of Dionysos๐Ÿ‘ฅ the Cyclopes (Odyssean) creatures encountered by Odysseus๐Ÿ‘ฅ the Phaiacians inhabitants of Scheria๐Ÿ‘ค Briareos Hundred-hander๐Ÿ‘ค Hubris personification of hubris๐ŸŒ Egypt region in North Africa๐Ÿ‘ค Teiresias Theban prophet๐Ÿบ the Bow of Heracles weapon of Heracles, later given to Philoctetes๐Ÿ‘ค Heracles (Egyptian) Egyptian, visited Delphi๐Ÿ‘ค the Aegis monster from which the Aegis is created๐ŸŒ the Phlegraian Plain (Campania) active volcanic region east of Cumae๐ŸŒ Rhodes (island) island in the Aegean, near coast of Asia Minor๐ŸŒ Crete (island) island in the Aegean๐Ÿ‘ค Mousaios (Cretan) Cretan giant described by Diodoros๐ŸŒ Mount Pelion (Thessaly) mountain in Thessaly๐ŸŒ Mount Olympos (N. Greece) mountain in northern Greece, home of the Olympian Gods๐ŸŒ Mount Ossa (Thessaly) mountain range in Thessaly๐ŸŒ Tartessos (Spain) city in Spain๐ŸŒ Erebos (Underworld) location in the Underworld, 'darkness'๐Ÿ‘ค Mylinos Cretan giant๐ŸŒ Myconos (island) island in the Aegean, one of the Cyclades๐Ÿบ the Thunderbolt of Zeus๐Ÿ‘ฅ the Hundred-Handers sons of Ouranos and Ge๐Ÿ‘ค Hephaistos Olympian god๐ŸŒ Leuca (S. Italy) coastal city in Iapygia๐Ÿ›๏ธ the Spring of the Giants (Leuca)๐ŸŒ Leuternia (S. Italy) part of the coastline of Iapygia๐Ÿ‘ค Aphrodite Olympian goddess๐ŸŒ Phanagoreia (Pontos) city on the eastern Bosphoros๐ŸŒ Liguria (Italy) region in northwest Italy๐ŸŒ Sithonia (Thrace) area in Thrace๐Ÿ‘ค Brychon helper of the giants in their battle with the Olympians๐Ÿ‘ค Ares Olympian god๐Ÿ‘ค Atlas holds up the sky as punishment๐Ÿ‘ค Apollo Olympian god๐Ÿ‘ฅ the Centaurs half-horse half-human beings๐Ÿ‘ค Osiris Egyptian god
    Mentioned by
    ๐Ÿ“– Apollodoros, Library 1.6.1๐Ÿ“– Apollodoros, Library 1.6.2๐Ÿ“– Apollodoros, Library 2.7.1๐Ÿ“– Hesiod, Theogony 173-206๐Ÿ“– Lycophron, Alexandra 115-143๐Ÿ“– Lycophron, Alexandra 494-534๐Ÿ“– Lycophron, Alexandra 662-711๐Ÿ“– Pausanias 1.25.2๐Ÿ“– Pausanias 8.29.1๐Ÿ“– Pausanias 8.29.2๐Ÿ“– Pausanias 8.29.3-8.29.4๐Ÿ“– Pausanias 8.36.2๐Ÿ“– Homer, Odyssey 7.53-7.78๐Ÿ“– Pausanias 8.36.2-8.36.3๐Ÿ“– Pausanias 2.17.3๐Ÿ“– Euripides, Cyclops 1-40๐Ÿ“– Hesiod, Ehoiai fr. 69 Most๐Ÿ“– Euripides, Phoenician Women 1085-1140๐Ÿ“– Homer, Odyssey 7.199-7.206๐Ÿ“– Homer, Odyssey 10.80-10.133๐Ÿ“– Eumelos, Titanomachy fr. 3 West๐Ÿ“– Bacchylides, Dithyrambs 15๐Ÿ“– Lucian, On Sacrifices 14๐Ÿ“– Callimachus, Hymn to Zeus 1-9๐Ÿ“– Callimachus, Hymn to Athena 1-32๐Ÿ“– Lucian, Timon, or the Misanthrope 4๐Ÿ“– Callimachus, Aetia fr. 119 Harder๐Ÿ“– Ps-Lucian, The Patriot 4๐Ÿ“– Pindar, Pythian 8 1-20๐Ÿ“– Pindar, Nemean 1 31-72๐Ÿ“– Pindar, Nemean 7 80-105๐Ÿ“– Diodoros, Library 1.24.1-1.24.8๐Ÿ“– Diodoros, Library 3.70.1-3.70.8๐Ÿ“– Diodoros, Library 4.15.1-4.15.2๐Ÿ“– Diodoros, Library 4.21.5-4.21.7๐Ÿ“– Diodoros, Library 5.55.1-5.55.7๐Ÿ“– Diodoros, Library 5.71.1-5.71.6๐Ÿ“– Pomponius Mela 2.36๐Ÿ“– D-Scholia, Iliad 8.479๐Ÿ“– Strabo 7 fr. 14a-b Radt๐Ÿ“– Strabo 10.5.9๐Ÿ“– Ovid, Metamorphoses 1.113-1.176๐Ÿ“– Lucian, The Dance 38๐Ÿ“– Ovid, Metamorphoses 1.177-1.243๐Ÿ“– Strabo 10.5.16๐Ÿ“– Strabo 5.4.4๐Ÿ“– Strabo 5.4.6๐Ÿ“– Strabo 6.3.5๐Ÿ“– Strabo 11.2.10๐Ÿ“– Lycophron, Alexandra 1351-1361๐Ÿ“– Lycophron, Alexandra 1397-1408๐Ÿ“– D-Scholia, Iliad 18.486a๐Ÿ“– Lycophron, Alexandra 44-68๐Ÿ“– Lucian, The Lover of Lies 2๐Ÿ“– Lucian, Zeus Rants 3๐Ÿ“– Callimachus fr. 595 Pfeiffer๐Ÿ“– Ovid, Metamorphoses 10.106-10.154๐Ÿ“– Diodoros, Library 1.26.6-1.26.8๐Ÿ“– Pliny, Natural History 36.18-36.19๐Ÿ“– Pliny, Natural History 33.70
    Mentioned in text
    Apollodoros, LibraryHesiod, TheogonyLycophron, AlexandraPausaniasHomer, OdysseyEuripides, CyclopsHesiod, EhoiaiEuripides, Phoenician WomenEumelos, TitanomachyBacchylides, DithyrambsLucian, On SacrificesCallimachus, Hymn to ZeusCallimachus, Hymn to AthenaLucian, Timon, or the MisanthropeCallimachus, AetiaPs-Lucian, The PatriotPindar, Pythian 8Pindar, Nemean 1Pindar, Nemean 7Diodoros, LibraryPomponius MelaD-Scholia, IliadStraboOvid, MetamorphosesLucian, The DanceLucian, The Lover of LiesLucian, Zeus RantsCallimachusPliny, Natural History
    Reported to be mentioned in text
    Homer, OdysseyDionysios ScytobrachionTimaiosZeno of RhodesEuphorion of ChalcisCyclic Poets
    Mentioned in citation of
    ๐Ÿ“– Homer, Odyssey 10.80-10.133๐Ÿ“– Homer, Odyssey 7.199-7.206๐Ÿ“– Dionysios Scytobrachion fr. 9 Rusten๐Ÿ“– Timaios BNJ 566 fr. 89๐Ÿ“– Zeno of Rhodes BNJ 523 fr. 1๐Ÿ“– Euphorion of Chalcis fr. 57 Lightfoot๐Ÿ“– Cyclic Poets p. 74 Davies
    Depictions
    ๐ŸŽจ Attic Black-Figure Lekythos (CAMU ฮ” 55)๐ŸŽจ Attic Black-Figure Lekythos (CAMU ฮ” 73; Beazley 361150)๐ŸŽจ Attic Black-Figure Lekythos (CAMU ฮ” 420)๐ŸŽจ Terracotta Relief Krater (CAMU ฮ” 458)๐ŸŽจ Attic Black-Figure Kylix (CAMU ฮ” 800)๐ŸŽจ Attic Black-Figure Lekythos attributed to the Theseus Painter (Cyclades ฮฮ“ 265; Beazley 351527; LIMC Gigantes 296)๐ŸŽจ Attic Black-Figure Lekythos in the manner of the Haimon Painter (Otago E48.248; Beazley 305889)๐ŸŽจ Attic Black-Figure Pelike in the manner of the Acheloos Painter (Otago E48.226; Beazley 302889)๐ŸŽจ Boiotian Black-Figure Kylix (Cyclades 753)๐ŸŽจ Wall Paintings from Casa di L. Aelius Magnus VIII 2, 21, Pompeii (PALP r8-i2-p21)๐ŸŽจ Fragment of Bronze Shieldband from Olympia (Olympia B8292, B8296)๐ŸŽจ Bronze Shieldband from Olympia (Olympia B1801; LIMC Achilleus 376)๐ŸŽจ Bronze Shieldband from Olympia (Olympia B988; LIMC Achilleus 376)๐ŸŽจ Fragment of Bronze Shieldband from Olympia (Olympia B1642)๐ŸŽจ Fragment of Bronze Shieldband from Olympia (Olympia B8061, B4346)๐ŸŽจ Fragment of Bronze Shieldband from Olympia (Olympia B4912)๐ŸŽจ Fragment of Bronze Shieldband from Olympia (Olympia B4962; LIMC Achilleus 376)๐ŸŽจ Fragment of Bronze Shieldband from the Sanctuary of Poseidon, Isthmia (LIMC Aigisthos 3)๐ŸŽจ Attic Black-Figure Neck Amphora (Met 06.1021.78)๐Ÿบ the Shield of Capaneus
    Reported depictions
    ๐ŸŽจ Relief of the Gigantomachy on Statue Bases from the Acropolis at Athens (Not Extant)๐ŸŽจ Metopes on the Temple of Argive Hera, Argolid (LIMC Gigantes 21)๐ŸŽจ Cult Statue of Athena Parthenos, Athens, by Pheidias (LIMC Aigeus 43)
    Relevant to local traditions reported from
    ๐ŸŒ Arcadia region in the Peloponnese๐ŸŒ Methydrion (Arcadia) city in Arcadia๐ŸŒ Egypt region in North Africa๐ŸŒ Libya (North Africa) region in North Africa
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