Ephialtes

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Ephialtes is a fearsome giant from Greek mythology, often depicted as one of the Aloadae brothers who challenged the Olympian gods and symbolized hubris against divine order.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Aload
figure in Greek mythology
giant
associatedPlace Thessaly NERFINISHED
associatedWith hubris
attemptedAction imprisoning Ares
storming Olympus
category Characters in the Odyssey
Children of Aloeus NERFINISHED
Giants in Greek mythology NERFINISHED
culture Ancient Greece NERFINISHED
deathCause shot by arrows
gender male
genre mythological narrative
hasBrotherDuoRole Aloadae NERFINISHED
imprisoned Ares NERFINISHED
imprisonmentDuration thirteen months
killedBy Apollo NERFINISHED
Artemis NERFINISHED
memberOf Aloadae NERFINISHED
mythology Greek mythology
notableEpisode plan to pile mountains to reach Olympus
notableFor challenging the Olympian gods
opposedDeity Hades NERFINISHED
Poseidon NERFINISHED
Zeus NERFINISHED
opposedTo Olympian gods
parent Aloeus NERFINISHED
Iphimedeia NERFINISHED
physicalCharacteristic enormous size
great strength
plannedTo stack Ossa on Olympus
stack Pelion on Ossa
rescuedBy Hermes NERFINISHED
sibling Otus NERFINISHED
source Apollodorus’ Bibliotheca NERFINISHED
Homer’s Iliad (allusions) NERFINISHED
Homer’s Odyssey NERFINISHED
symbolizes hubris against divine order
rebellion against the gods
theme conflict between mortals and gods
punishment of arrogance

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Giants notableGiant Ephialtes
subject surface form: Giants (Greek mythology)