Otus

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With his brother Ephialtes, one of the Aloadae - twin giants who grew a cubit in breadth and a fathom in height every year. They imprisoned Ares in a bronze jar for thirteen months and piled Ossa on Olympus and Pelion on Ossa to storm heaven. Homer gives an explicit growth rate, rare among ancient giant accounts.

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Also known asOtos
Lineage Aloadae · race detail
TraditionGreek
RegionThessaly
EraMythic age
Stature as recordedHomer: nine cubits broad and nine fathoms tall at nine years old (about 54 ft / 16.5 m)
Primary referencesHomer, Odyssey 11.305-320; Apollodorus, Bibliotheca 1.7.4
Source Wikipedia: Aloadae

Stature is recorded as the source states it, in that source’s own units. It is not a verified measurement unless this record sits in the Modern documented record class.

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