Alcyoneus

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Giant in Greek mythology Mythological character

Alcyoneus is a formidable giant in Greek mythology, best known as one of the chief opponents of the Olympian gods during the Gigantomachy.

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Surface form	Occurrences
Alcyoneus (in some traditions)	1

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Giant in Greek mythology ⓘ Mythological character ⓘ
aidedBy	Other Giants NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedPlace	Phlegra (battlefield of the Giants) NERFINISHED ⓘ Thrace NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWith	Gaia’s rebellion against the Olympians NERFINISHED ⓘ
battle	Gigantomachy NERFINISHED ⓘ
classification	Giant ⓘ
culture	Ancient Greek mythology ⓘ
describedAs	Leader of the Giants in some traditions ⓘ Most powerful of the Giants ⓘ
enemyOf	Athena NERFINISHED ⓘ Helios NERFINISHED ⓘ Heracles NERFINISHED ⓘ Olympian gods ⓘ
fate	Slain and dragged out of his homeland by Heracles ⓘ
homeland	Pallene NERFINISHED ⓘ
iconography	Sometimes depicted as a giant falling under Heracles’ attack ⓘ
killedBy	Heracles NERFINISHED ⓘ Heracles with the help of Athena ⓘ
motivation	Hostility toward the Olympian order ⓘ
mythologicalCycle	Gigantomachy cycle NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableAct	Drove away the cattle of Helios ⓘ
notableFor	Participation in the Gigantomachy ⓘ
opponentInBattle	Heracles in Phlegra NERFINISHED ⓘ
parent	Gaia NERFINISHED ⓘ
power	Immortality in his native land ⓘ
roleInEvent	Opponent of the Olympian gods in the Gigantomachy ⓘ
siblingOf	Other Giants ⓘ
source	Apollodorus NERFINISHED ⓘ Later mythographic traditions ⓘ Pindar NERFINISHED ⓘ Scholia on Pindar NERFINISHED ⓘ
status	Chief or leading Giant in several accounts ⓘ
weakness	Could be killed only if removed from his homeland ⓘ
weapon	Rocks ⓘ Trees ⓘ

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

Giants → notableGiant → Alcyoneus ⓘ

subject surface form: Giants (Greek mythology)

Children of Poseidon → includes → Alcyoneus ⓘ

this entity surface form: Alcyoneus (in some traditions)