Hecatoncheires

deity underworld Greek single tradition · 2

The Hecatoncheires were divine beings imprisoned in Tartarus along with the Cyclopes. They were guarded by Campe until Zeus freed them during the war against the Titans. Their release was prophesied by Earth to bring victory to Zeus.

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When

First attested: 800 BCE
Attested period: -800 – 2020
Historical notes: Mentioned in Hesiod's Theogony as prisoners freed by Zeus to aid in the Titanomachy.

Relationships

sibling of: Cyclops
enemy of: Cronus
allied with: Zeus
co occurs with: Saturn, Iuventas, Terminus, Lua, Vidura, Dhritarashtra, Echidna, Typhon, Campe, Jupiter, Mitra, Varuna

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Sources

wikipedia (2)

Source passages

“We first hear of the imprisonment of the Cyclopes and Hecatoncheires, and their subsequent release by Zeus, in Hesiod's Theogony.”
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“they become a sort of continuation of Jupiter.) ... correspond to the Cyclopes and Hecatoncheires in Hesiod.”
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