Otos
Otos is one of the Aloadae, twin sons of Poseidon and Iphimedeia. He and his brother Ephialtes grew enormously at a young age and were aggressive and skilled hunters. They boasted that they would kidnap Artemis and Hera and take them as wives.
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When
- First attested
- 800 BCE
- Attested period
- -800 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Attested in Greek mythology from the Iron Age.
Relationships
- allied with
- Ephialtes
- enemy of
- Hera, Artemis (Diana)
- sibling of
- Ephialtes
- child of
- Poseidon, Iphimedeia
Mentioned by
Sources
Source passages
“The twin sons of Poseidon and Iphimedeia, Otos and Ephialtes, known as the Aloadae, grew enormously at a young age. They were aggressive and skilled hunters who could not be killed except by each other. They never stopped growing and boasted that as soon as they could reach heaven, they would kidnap Artemis and Hera and take them as wives.”
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“The twin sons of Poseidon and Iphimedeia, Otos and Ephialtes, known as the Aloadae, grew enormously at a young age. They were aggressive and skilled hunters who could not be killed except by each other.”
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