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
- co occurs with
- Hēraklēs, Hekate, Nike, Hybris, Eurymedon, Enceladus, Mimas, Pallas, Ephialtes, Hippolytus, Thoas, Agrius, Eurytus, Clytius, Polybotes, Gration, Selene, Apollo, Ares, Hermes, Dionysus, Aphrodite, giant, Poseidon, Dioskouroi, Demeter, Persephone, Artemis (Diana), Alcyoneus, Athena, Helios, Cronus, Eos
- manifested by
- Purpureus
Mentioned by
- Apollo
- Ares
- Hermes
- Dionysus
- Aphrodite
- giant
- Poseidon
- Dioskouroi
- Demeter
- Persephone
- Artemis (Diana)
- Alcyoneus
- Athena
- Helios
- Cronus
- Eos
and 3 more
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