Gigantes (giants)

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The Hekatonkheires(Ἑκατόγχειρες), or Centimanes (Latin), the Hundred-Handed Ones, giant gods of violent storms and hurricanes. Three sons of Uranus and Gaea, each with their own distinct characters.

Briareus or Aigaion (Βριάρεως), The Vigorous

Cottus (Κόττος), The Furious

Gyges (Γύγης), The Big-Limbed

Agrius(Ἄγριος), a man-eating Thracian giant who was half-man and half-bear Alcyoneus(Ἀλκυονεύς), the eldest of the Thracian giants, who was slain by Heracles Aloadae(Ἀλῳάδαι), twin giants who attempted to storm heaven

Otos (Ότος) Ephialtes (Εφιάλτης) Antaeus(Ἀνταῖος), a Libyan giant who wrestled all visitors to the death until he was slain by Heracles

Argus Panoptes(Ἄργος Πανόπτης), a hundred-eyed giant tasked with guarding over Io

Cyclopes(Elder), three one-eyed giants who forged the lightning-bolts of Zeus

Arges (Ἄργης) Brontes (Βρόντης)

Steropes (Στερόπης)

Cyclopes(Younger), a tribe of one-eyed, man-eating giants who herded flocks of sheep on the island of Sicily

Polyphemus(Πολύφημος), a cyclops who briefly capturedOdysseusand his men, only to be overcome and blinded by the hero

Enceladus(Ἐγκέλαδος), one of the Thracian giants who made war on the gods

The Gegenees(Γηγενέες), a tribe of six-armed giants fought by the Argonauts on Bear Mountain in Mysia

Geryon(Γηρυών), a three-bodied, four-winged giant who dwelt on the red island of Erytheia

The Laestrygonians(Λαιστρυγόνες), a tribe of man-eating giants encountered by Odysseus on his travels

Orion(Ὠρίων), a giant huntsman whom Zeus placed among the stars as theconstellation of Orion

Porphyrion(Πορφυρίων), the king of the Thracian Gigants who was struck down by Heracles and Zeus with arrows and lightning-bolts after he attempted to rape Hera

Talos(Τάλως), a giant forged from bronze by Hephaestus, and gifted by Zeus to his lover Europa as her personal protector

ityos(Τίτυος), a giant slain by Apollo and Artemis when he attempted to violate their mother Leto.

Typhon(Τυφῶν), a monstrous immortal storm-giant who was defeated and imprisoned in the pits of Tartarus

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