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Gyges

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Gyges is one of the Hecatonchires, offspring of Gaia and Uranus, each with a hundred arms and fifty heads.

When

First attested
800 BCE
Attested period
-800 – 2020
Historical notes
Referenced by Hesiod.

Relationships

co occurs with
Eurybia, Nereus, Aphrodite, giant, Erinyes, Cronus, Thaumas, Meliae, Phorcys, Ceto, Pontus, Brontes, Steropes, Arges
sibling of
Cottus, Briareos
child of
Terra, Gaia, Uranus

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Mentioned by

Sources

wikipedia (1)
  1. Gaia

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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