Porphyrion

deity earth Greek single tradition · 4

Stub entity — referenced by another entity from source #517 but not yet directly extracted from its own source.

↻ synthesized from 4 sources

When

First attested
800 BCE
Attested period
-800 – 2020
Historical notes
The vase dates to the Classical period of ancient Greece.

Relationships

enemy of
Zeus, Heracles, Hera
manifested by
Purpureus
child of
Gaia, Uranus

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Sources

Source passages

“Zeus ready to hit a Giant identified as Porphyrion with his lightning bolt”

#20048 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001

“According to Apollodorus, Alcyoneus and Porphyrion were the two strongest Giants. Heracles shot Alcyoneus, who fell to the ground but then revived, for Alcyoneus was immortal within his native land. So Heracles, on Athena's advice, dragged him beyond the borders of that land, where Alcyoneus then died”

#42596 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001

“Porphyrion ... launches an attack upon Heracles and Hera; Zeus, however, causes Porphyrion to become lustful for Hera”

#45268 · extracted by openai/gpt-oss-120b:free