Briareus

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Briareus is a giant figure from Greek mythology, famed as one of the three Hecatoncheires with a hundred hands and fifty heads who aided the Olympian gods in their battles.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Briareus canonical 6

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Hecatoncheir
figure in Greek mythology
giant
aided Olympian gods
Zeus
appearsInGenre didactic poetry
epic poetry
associatedWith Hera
Olympian gods
Poseidon
Zeus
associatedWithDomain sea
associatedWithLocation Aegae
belongsToGeneration Elder gods
belongsToGroup Hecatoncheires
cosmicFunction supporter of Zeus’ rule
culture Ancient Greek religion
describedBy Hesiod
describedIn Theogony
linked to: Hesiod's Theogony
epithet sea-associated giant
strong-handed
foughtAgainst Titans
freedBy Zeus
guarded Titans in Tartarus
linked to: Twelve Titans
hasAlternativeName Aegaeon
hasMythologicalRole guardian
hasMythologicalType chthonic being
hasNotableFeature fifty heads
hundred arms
immense strength
hasNumberOfHands 100
hasNumberOfHeads 50
hasParent Gaia
Uranus
hasSibling Cottus
Gyges
imprisonedBy Uranus
imprisonedIn Tartarus
languageOfOrigin Ancient Greek
mentionedBy Homer
mentionedIn Iliad
linked to: Homer's Iliad
participatedIn Titanomachy
roleInMyth ally of the Olympians in the war against the Titans
symbolizes overwhelming physical power
primordial forces tamed by Olympian order
timePeriodOfMyth Archaic Greece
worshippedIn some local Greek cults

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Hundred-Handers hasMember Briareus
Hundred-Handers notableMember Briareus
Gyges sibling Briareus
Gyes sibling Briareus
Aegaeon alsoKnownAs Briareus
Children of Uranus includes Briareus