In Euripides's Cyclops, Silenus claims to have sent these figures flying with the braying of his ass.
In Euripides's Cyclops, Silenus claims to have sent these figures flying with the braying of his ass. Another of these figures shares his name with a youth loved by Eurybarus who volunteered to sacrifice himself to the monster Sybaris. Two of them were were born after Aphrodite took offense to their mother Polyphonte's lack of respect and caused her to have sex with a bear. Pausanias claims that Rhea employed one of these named Hopladamus to defend her from Cronus, while the Fates used "brazen clubs" to kill one of them named (*) Thoas. The assistance of Heracles was necessary to defeat a group of them led by Alcyoneus. Two of them, the sons of Aloeus, attempted to reach Mount Olympus by stacking Mount Ossa on top of Mount Pelion, while another of them was buried under Mt. Etna. For 10 points, identify this group of figures that included Otus, Ephialtes, and Enceladus, known both for leading an uprising after the Titanomachy and for being huge.
In Euripides's Cyclops, Silenus claims to have sent these figures flying with the braying of his ass.
{giants} [or {Gigantes}]