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Aloadae
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"Ephialtes (giant)" and "Otos" redirect here. For the Spanish municipality, see Otos, Valencia.
In Greek mythology, the Aloadae (/ˌæloʊˈeɪdiː/) or Aloads (Ancient Greek: Ἀλωάδαι Aloadai) were Otus or Otos (Ὦτος means "insatiate") and Ephialtes (Ἐφιάλτης "nightmare"),[1] Thessalian sons of Princess Iphimedia, wife of Aloeus, by Poseidon,[2] whom she induced to make her pregnant by going to the seashore and disporting herself in the surf or scooping seawater into her bosom.[3] From Aloeus, sometimes their real father, they received their patronymic, the Aloadae. They had a sister Pancratis (Pancrato) who was renowned for her great beauty.[4]
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Aloadae | |
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Member of the Thessalian Royal Family | |
![]() Titans and Giants, including Ephialtes on the left, in Gustave Doré's illustrations to Dante's Divine Comedy. | |
Other names | Aloads includes: Otus (Otos) and Ephialtes |
Abode | Thessaly |
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Siblings | Pancratis (Pancrato), Elate, Platanus |
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