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HECATONCHEIRES (one of the three hundred-armed giants)

Monster · ancient Greek mythological giants with 50 heads and 100 arms

Hecatoncheires, one of the three hundred-armed giants, full-length portrait
Parents
Uranus, Gaia
In the sources
1 ancient passage

Hecatoncheires were the offspring of Uranus and Gaia, standing as ancient figures of myth. They were previously imprisoned in the deep abyss of Tartarus.1 Zeus freed the Hundred-handers from their confinement after he killed their jailer.1 Following their liberation, they were appointed as guards for the defeated Titans.1

The codex facts behind this entry

In the myths

The Hundred-handers were freed from Tartarus by Zeus after he killed their jailer. Apollodorus 1.2.1 The Hundred-handers were appointed as guards for the defeated Titans. Apollodorus 1.2.1

Sources

  1. Apollodorus 1.2.1
Written from the Mythos Codex, and every sentence checked against the facts it cites. From the Mythos Codex: 3 facts, each checked against the ancient passage it comes from, here drawn from Apollodorus. Updated 25 October 2026.

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