Otus
Otus is one of the twins fathered by Poseidon and Iphimedeia. He and his brother Ephialtes were called the Aloadae after their stepfather.
↻ synthesized from 4 sources
When
- First attested
- 800 BCE
- Attested period
- -800 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Attested in Homer's Odyssey.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Elate, Platanus, Aloads, nymph of the Styx, Aloadae, Aegaeon, Aloeus, Alōīdae, Poseidon, Eriboea, Gaia, Uranus, Typhon, Tartarus, Titans, Astraeus, Iapetus, Coeus, Hermes
- allied with
- Ephialtes
- enemy of
- Apollo, Ares, Hera, Artemis (Diana)
- child of
- Iphimedeia, Iphimedia, Poseidon
Mentioned by
- Poseidon
- Eriboea
- Gaia
- Uranus
- Typhon
- Tartarus
- Titans
- Astraeus
- Iapetus
- Coeus
- Hermes
- Ares
- Hera
- Artemis (Diana)
- Iphimedeia
- Iphimedia
and 1 more
Sources
- peer reviewed
Source passages
“Iphimedea had by Poseidon the twins Otus and Ephialtes who were called the Aloadae after their stepfather. One account called these men's natural father as Aloeus, husband and paternal uncle of Iphimede.”
#20068 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“The brothers wanted to storm Mount Olympus and gain Artemis for Otus and Hera for Ephialtes. Their plan - the construction of a pile of mountains atop which they would confront the gods”
#42276 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“the large, strong and aggressive brothers Otus and Ephialtes, who piled Pelion on top of Ossa in order to scale the heavens and attack the Olympians”
#42578 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“Otus and Ephialtes, in ancient Greek legend, the twin-sons of Poseidon by Iphimedeia... they made war upon the Olympian gods and endeavoured to pile Pelion upon Ossa in order to storm heaven itself.”
#43970 · extracted by openai/gpt-oss-120b:free