Hecatoncheires
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The Hecatoncheires are three monstrous giants from Greek mythology, each with a hundred hands and fifty heads, who played a crucial role in the Olympian gods’ victory over the Titans.
Observed surface forms (5)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Briareus | 1 |
| Gyges | 0 |
| Cottus | 0 |
| Hekatonkheires | 1 |
| the Hekatonkheires | 1 |
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hecatoncheir
ⓘ
Hecatoncheir ⓘ Hecatoncheir ⓘ giants in Greek mythology ⓘ group of mythological beings ⓘ |
| alliedWith | Olympian gods ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Aegaeon
ⓘ
Gyes ⓘ Hecatoncheires ⓘ
surface form:
Hekatonkheires
Hundred-Handers ⓘ |
| authorOfSource | Hesiod ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Greek Antiquity
ⓘ
surface form:
Ancient Greece
|
| describedAs | three monstrous giants each with one hundred hands and fifty heads ⓘ |
| etymology | from Greek hekaton (hundred) and kheir (hand) ⓘ |
| foughtAgainst | Titans ⓘ |
| freedBy | Zeus ⓘ |
| guarded | Titans imprisoned in Tartarus ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Hecatoncheires
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Briareus
Brook trout ⓘ
surface form:
Cottus
Gyges ⓘ |
| helpedAchieve | victory of Olympian gods over Titans ⓘ |
| imprisonedBy | Uranus ⓘ |
| imprisonedIn | Tartarus ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Hesiod's Theogony
ⓘ
surface form:
Theogony
|
| mythologicalCulture | Hellenic ⓘ |
| numberOfMembers | 3 ⓘ |
| parent |
Gaia
ⓘ
Gaia ⓘ Gaia ⓘ Gaia ⓘ Uranus ⓘ Uranus ⓘ Uranus ⓘ Uranus ⓘ |
| partOf | Greek mythology ⓘ |
| playedRoleIn | Titanomachy ⓘ |
| sibling |
Cyclopes
ⓘ
Titans ⓘ |
| weaponUsed | boulders ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Hekatonkheires
this entity surface form:
Briareus