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Tityos — Named Giants

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Tradition

Giant son of Gaia punished in Tartarus, where two vultures eat his liver forever, for assaulting Leto. Homer measures him by ground covered rather than height - an ancient convention this section preserves rather than converts.

Named in Greek, Roman, Norse, Islamic, Celtic and Asian tradition. Recorded as tradition, not asserted as history.

Record

  • Also known asTityus
  • Lineage Son of Gaia · race detail
  • TraditionGreek
  • RegionEuboea / Tartarus
  • EraMythic age
  • Stature as recordedHomer: his body covered nine acres (roughly nine plethra) as he lay
  • Primary referencesHomer, Odyssey 11.576-581; Apollodorus, Bibliotheca 1.4.1
  • Source Wikipedia: Tityos

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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