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Explore myths connected by the recurring theme of Giant across cultures, characters, and sacred places.
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During the cataclysmic Gigantomachy, the war between the Olympian gods and the rebellious Giants, the goddess Athena faced the formidable Enceladus. As the Giant attempted to flee the battlefield, Athena hurled the entire island of Sicily, or specifically the mass of Mount Etna, upon him. Forever imprisoned beneath the volcanic earth, Enceladus's restless movements are said to cause...
The Aloadae, twin giants named Otus and Ephialtes, attempted to overthrow the Olympian gods by stacking Mount Ossa and Mount Pelion on top of Mount Olympus to reach the heavens. After imprisoning the war god Ares in a bronze jar, their hubris was ultimately met with divine retribution when Artemis tricked them into killing one another. The myth remains a primary example of the Greek concept...
When Zeus transforms his lover Io into a heifer to hide her from his wife, Hera claims the animal and appoints the hundred-eyed giant Argus Panoptes to guard her. The myth follows the tragic isolation of Io and the eventual intervention of Hermes, who slays the giant to free her. This legend serves as the foundation for the peacock's distinctive plumage and the sacred status of the Heraion of...