ALOADAE (giant son of Aloeus)
Monster · characters in Greek mythology, sons of Aloeus
Aloeus sent them to search for his wife and daughter.4 They attempted to take the island as their dwelling and rule the Thracians.4 They bound Ares in cruel bonds and imprisoned him in a bronze vessel for thirteen months.1,2 Ares would have perished from their imprisonment without intervention.2 They attempted to stack Mount Ossa on Olympus and Pelion on Ossa to climb to heaven and dry up the sea.1,3 They threatened to wage war against the gods in Olympus.3 Ephialtes courted Hera while Otus courted Artemis.1
Apollo killed both of them before they grew facial hair.3 Artemis killed them in Naxos by disguising herself as a deer, causing them to accidentally kill each other by throwing darts at her.1 The natives honor them with the honors accorded to heroes.4
The codex facts behind this entry
They are the sons of Aloeus and Iphimedia, also known as the Aloads. Apollodorus 1.7.4 +1
In the myths
They bound Ares in cruel bonds and imprisoned him in a bronze vessel for thirteen months. Apollodorus 1.7.4 +1 They attempted to stack Mount Ossa on Olympus and Pelion on Ossa to climb to heaven and dry up the sea. Apollodorus 1.7.4 +1
