Giants in Greek mythology

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Giants in Greek mythology are a race of enormous, often monstrous beings who frequently oppose the Olympian gods, most famously in the epic battle known as the Gigantomachy.

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Giants in Greek mythology canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf creatures in Greek mythology
legendary beings
mythological race
alsoKnownAs Gigantes
associatedEvent Gigantomachy
bornFrom blood of Uranus
characteristic enormous size
great strength
often monstrous appearance
culturalInfluenceOn later European giant folklore
depictedAs humanlike but huge
sometimes serpentine-legged
describedIn Bibliotheca
Dionysiaca
Shield of Heracles
Theogony
linked to: Hesiod's Theogony
distinctFrom Cyclopes
Hecatoncheires
Titans
enemyOf Athena
Dionysus
Heracles
Olympian gods
Zeus
famousFor Gigantomachy
habitat Phlegra
Thrace
killedBy Athena
Dionysus
Heracles
Zeus
nativeLanguage Ancient Greek
notableMember Alcyoneus
Enceladus
Ephialtes
Mimas
Otus
Pallas
Polybotes
Porphyrion
opposedBy Olympian gods
parent Gaia
partOf Greek mythology
relatedTo Titans
symbolizes chaos opposing divine order
theme cosmic struggle between gods and monsters
typicalWeapon clubs
rocks
uprooted trees
weakness could be killed only with help of a mortal

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Argus category Giants in Greek mythology
Ephialtes category Giants in Greek mythology