synonymHeca and Chris(In Greek mythology, there are 50 heads and 100 arms.) Generally, it refers to the hundred arm giant (the giant in ancient Greek mythology)
A hundred armed giant（Ancient Greek: Ἐ κα τ ό γ χε τ ρε), isancientMYTHOSSome of them have 50 heads and 100 armsgiantOfGeneral termThey have incredible ferocity.Their names come fromGreekThe root words ἑ κα τ ό ν ("one hundred") and χ ε ό joint ρ ("hand") mean "with 100 hands".stayLatinIn Chinese, the hundred armed giant is literally translated as "Centimani", that is, "a monster with 100 hands".
The hundred armed giant appeared inMYTHOSThe early stages of.HesiodOn《Divine Scripture》They are called "Oranides" in“Heca and Chris”）。According to the Divine Manual, the hundred armed giant isGaiaandUlanosThere are three children born, whose names are Briareus, Kotos and Gugos.They are all huge and fierce monsters, even more thanTitanGiant God andCyclopsIt is also huge.
Soon after their birth, their fatherUlanosSeeing that they are ugly monsters, I don't like them, which leads to their subsequent encounter.In some versions of the myth, Uranus threw them intoTartarosdepths.In another version of the myth, Uranus wants to put them backGaiaIn her womb, Gaia was in great pain and horror.And this prompted Gaia to encourageCronosTo overthrow his father Ulanos.In this version, Cronus later imprisoned the hundred armed giants in Tartaros.In a word, the last three hundred armed giants have been imprisoned in Tartaros and closely guarded by the dragon Kampe.
In the Titans the gods revoltedZeusIn the war, the gods of Olympus led by Zeus were at a disadvantage in the struggle against the Titans led by Cronus;At this timeHeraI suggest Zeus go to the Hundred armed Giant for help.Zeus then went down to Tartarus and released three hundred armed giants with infinite strength. They were willing to serve Zeus.In the battle, the hundred armed giant can throw 100 stones as huge as a mountain at a time, which makes the Titan giant gods can't resist.With the help of the hundred armed giant, Zeus won the final victory.according toHesiodAccording to the records of, three hundred armed giants later became guards guarding the gate of Tartaros.Perhaps it is to coordinate the ancient myth of the hundred armed giant withOlympus Theogony Hesiod made Briareus, one of the three hundred armed giants, the god of the seaPoseidonMy son-in-law.
On《Iliad》Medium,HomerMentioned a story that has not been found in other Greek myths: someOlympus, withPoseidonandAthenaTo attempt to overthrowZeus。But the sea goddessTethysA hundred armed giant was invited to protect Zeus, which failed the rebellion of the gods.The hundred armed giant gods called him Briareus, while humans called him Egaeon (meaning "sea goat").
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In the local myth of Corinth, Briareus is the sea godPoseidonAndHeliosHeliosThe arbitrator between.Poseidon and Helios had a dispute over Corinth.As a result, Briareus ruled that,Corinth IsthmusIt belongs to Poseidon, andCollinsThe Acropolis is the sanctuary of Helios.
Ancient RomepoetVirgilIn his epic《Aeneian》Egaeon was also mentioned in;But Virgil wrote a war completely different from Greek mythology: Egaeon stoodTitanFight on one side, and finallyTitan ProtossDefeated Zeus.
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Divine Comedy
The RenaissanceperiodThe great poet ofDanteIn his works《Divine Comedy》Briareus is mentioned in, he is "locked in the ninth floor of hell"
