Cacus
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Cacus is a fire-breathing giant and notorious cattle-stealing monster from Roman mythology, best known for being slain by the hero Hercules.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman mythological character
ⓘ
giant ⓘ monster ⓘ mythological figure ⓘ |
| ability | fire-breathing ⓘ |
| alignment | malevolent ⓘ |
| associatedPlace |
Tiber
ⓘ
surface form:
Tiber River
|
| associatedWith |
Aventine Hill
ⓘ
surface form:
Aventine Hill cult sites
Geryon’s cattle ⓘ |
| behavior |
ambushing travelers
ⓘ
terrorizing local inhabitants ⓘ |
| bodyFeature | monstrous strength ⓘ |
| culture | Roman mythology ⓘ |
| deathCause |
bludgeoned by Hercules
ⓘ
strangled by Hercules ⓘ |
| describedBy |
Livy
ⓘ
Virgil ⓘ |
| describedIn |
Livy’s Ab Urbe Condita
ⓘ
surface form:
Ab Urbe Condita
Virgil's Aeneid ⓘ
surface form:
Aeneid
|
| dwellingPlace |
Aventine Hill
ⓘ
cave on the Aventine Hill ⓘ |
| enemyOf |
Heracles
ⓘ
surface form:
Hercules
|
| epithet | cattle-stealing monster ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hidesCattleBy | dragging them into cave by their tails ⓘ |
| killedBy |
Heracles
ⓘ
Heracles ⓘ
surface form:
Hercules
|
| languageOfOrigin | Latin ⓘ |
| location | near the future site of Rome ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | Roman literary tradition ⓘ |
| mythType | hero-versus-monster tale ⓘ |
| nature | chthonic ⓘ |
| notableEvent | theft of Geryon’s cattle ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being slain by Hercules
ⓘ
stealing cattle of Hercules ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Heracles
ⓘ
surface form:
Hercules
|
| parent |
Hephaestus
ⓘ
Vulcan ⓘ |
| roleInMyth | antagonist to Hercules ⓘ |
| species | giant ⓘ |
| symbol |
banditry
ⓘ
destructive fire ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfMyth | early Roman legendary history ⓘ |
| voice | roaring ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.