Briareus
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Briareus is a giant figure from Greek mythology, famed as one of the three Hecatoncheires with a hundred hands and fifty heads who aided the Olympian gods in their battles.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hecatoncheir
ⓘ
figure in Greek mythology ⓘ giant ⓘ |
| aided |
Olympian gods
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Zeus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInGenre |
didactic poetry
ⓘ
epic poetry ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Hera
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Olympian gods ⓘ Poseidon NERFINISHED ⓘ Zeus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithDomain | sea ⓘ |
| associatedWithLocation | Aegae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsToGeneration | Elder gods ⓘ |
| belongsToGroup | Hecatoncheires NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cosmicFunction | supporter of Zeus’ rule ⓘ |
| culture | Ancient Greek religion ⓘ |
| describedBy | Hesiod NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedIn | Theogony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| epithet |
sea-associated giant
ⓘ
strong-handed ⓘ |
| foughtAgainst | Titans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| freedBy | Zeus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| guarded | Titans in Tartarus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | Aegaeon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMythologicalRole | guardian ⓘ |
| hasMythologicalType | chthonic being ⓘ |
| hasNotableFeature |
fifty heads
ⓘ
hundred arms ⓘ immense strength ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfHands | 100 ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfHeads | 50 ⓘ |
| hasParent |
Gaia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Uranus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSibling |
Cottus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gyges NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| imprisonedBy | Uranus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| imprisonedIn | Tartarus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfOrigin | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| mentionedBy | Homer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | Iliad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participatedIn | Titanomachy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInMyth | ally of the Olympians in the war against the Titans ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
overwhelming physical power
ⓘ
primordial forces tamed by Olympian order ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfMyth | Archaic Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| worshippedIn | some local Greek cults ⓘ |
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