Giants
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Giants are powerful mythological beings from Greek mythology, often depicted as enormous and formidable opponents of the Olympian gods.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Giants canonical | 8 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
creature in Greek mythology
ⓘ
mythological race ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Gigantomachy
ⓘ
surface form:
Gigantes
|
| artDepiction |
frequently depicted with snake-like legs on Greek vases
ⓘ
often shown battling gods ⓘ |
| associatedDeity | Gaia ⓘ |
| associatedPlace |
Campania
ⓘ
Phlegra ⓘ Thrace ⓘ |
| bornFrom | blood of Uranus ⓘ |
| canBeKilledOnlyBy | a god aided by a mortal ⓘ |
| culture | Ancient Greek religion ⓘ |
| defeatedBy |
Athena
ⓘ
Heracles ⓘ Zeus ⓘ other Olympian gods ⓘ |
| describedAs |
enormous beings
ⓘ
formidable opponents of the Olympian gods ⓘ powerful mythological beings ⓘ |
| distinctFrom | Titans ⓘ |
| foughtIn | Gigantomachy ⓘ |
| label | Giants self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| mythology | Greek mythology ⓘ |
| notableGiant |
Alcyoneus
ⓘ
Enceladus ⓘ Ephialtes ⓘ Mimas ⓘ Otus ⓘ Polybotes ⓘ Porphyrion ⓘ |
| notableMyth | Gigantomachy ⓘ |
| opposedDeity |
Olympian gods
ⓘ
Zeus ⓘ |
| originLanguage | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| parent | Gaia ⓘ |
| relatedGroup |
Titans
ⓘ
Typhoeus ⓘ |
| roleInGigantomachy | attackers of the Olympian gods ⓘ |
| sourceText |
Apollodorus' Bibliotheca
ⓘ
surface form:
Bibliotheca (Library) of Pseudo-Apollodorus
Dionysiaca ⓘ
surface form:
Dionysiaca by Nonnus
Hesiod's Theogony ⓘ
surface form:
Theogony by Hesiod
|
| symbolism |
chaos opposing divine order
ⓘ
threat to cosmic stability ⓘ |
| timeOfMythicEvents | mythic age before the stable rule of Zeus ⓘ |
| typicalTrait |
aggressiveness toward the gods
ⓘ
great size ⓘ great strength ⓘ often serpentine legs ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Westeros