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Aegaeon

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Aegaeon is a figure in Greek mythology, possibly conflated with the Giants. He is sometimes said to cause earthquakes.

When

First attested
700 BCE
Attested period
-700 – 200
Historical notes
Attested in early Greek traditions.

Relationships

co occurs with
Gaia, Uranus, Typhon, Tartarus, Titans, Astraeus, Ephialtes, Iapetus, Coeus, Otus, Aloadae

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Mentioned by

Sources

wikipedia (1)
  1. Giants (Greek mythology)

Source passages

“So perhaps do Callimachus and Philostratus, since they both make Aegaeon the cause of earthquakes, as was often said about the Giants (see below).”

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