Brontes
deity earth Greek single tradition · 2
Brontes is one of the giant one-eyed Cyclopes, the offspring of Gaia and Uranus. He is also known as "Thunder."
↻ synthesized from 2 sources
When
- First attested
- 800 BCE
- Attested period
- -800 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Referenced by Hesiod.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Cottus, Briareos, Gyges, Eurybia, Nereus, Aphrodite, giant, Erinyes, Cronus, Thaumas, Meliae, Phorcys, Ceto, Pontus, Gaia, Zeus, Apollo, Artemis, Hera, Uranus, Athena, Demeter, Persephone, Atropos, Eurynome, Metis, Themis, Eirene, Leto, Muses, Eunomia, Dike, Mnemosyne, Clotho, Lachesis, Aglaea, Euphrosyne, Thalia
- parent of
- Athena (in variant)
Mentioned by
- Nereus
- Aphrodite
- giant
- Erinyes
- Cronus
- Thaumas
- Meliae
- Phorcys
- Ceto
- Pontus
- Gaia
- Zeus
- Apollo
- Artemis
- Hera
- Uranus
and 20 more
Sources
Source passages
“According to Hesiod, Gaia conceived further offspring with her son, Uranus, first the giant one-eyed Cyclopes: Brontes ("Thunder"), Steropes ("Lightning"), and Arges ("Bright"); then the Hecatonchires: Cottus, Briareos, and Gyges, each with a hundred arms and fifty heads.”
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“a scholiast on the Iliad, in contrast, states that when Zeus swallows her, Metis is pregnant with Athena not by Zeus himself, but by the Cyclops Brontes.”
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