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One of the Giants . Alcyoneus and his brother Porphyrion were the strongest of
the Giants . Alcyoneus was , moreover , invulnerable as long as he remained
within the boundaries of his homeland , the Thracian peninsula of Pallene . He
drove ...
One of the Giants . Alcyoneus and his brother Porphyrion were the strongest of
the Giants . Alcyoneus was , moreover , invulnerable as long as he remained
within the boundaries of his homeland , the Thracian peninsula of Pallene . He
drove ...
Page 251
A. There were many giants in Greek mythology , but the creatures called simply
by this name ( Gigantes ) were born , together with the Erinyes and the Meliae , to
Ge ( Earth ) when she was impregnated by the blood of the castrated Uranus ...
A. There were many giants in Greek mythology , but the creatures called simply
by this name ( Gigantes ) were born , together with the Erinyes and the Meliae , to
Ge ( Earth ) when she was impregnated by the blood of the castrated Uranus ...
Page 491
One of the Giants . Porphyrion and Alcyoneus were the strongest of the Giants . In
the battle between Giants and gods , Porphyrion fought Hera and Heracles . Zeus
, for some unexplained reason , filled him with lust for Hera , then struck him ...
One of the Giants . Porphyrion and Alcyoneus were the strongest of the Giants . In
the battle between Giants and gods , Porphyrion fought Hera and Heracles . Zeus
, for some unexplained reason , filled him with lust for Hera , then struck him ...
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| Title | CROWELL'S HANDBOOK OF CLASSICAL MYTHOLOGY |
| Author | EDWARD TRIPP |
| Published | 1970 |
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