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The Hecatoncheires (meaning "hundred-handed ones") are giants in Greek mythology that have 100 arms and 50 heads who were also the children of the ... MythsandFolkloreWiki Explore MainPage Discuss AllPages Community RecentBlogPosts Mythology Greekmythology Romanmythology Egyptianmythology Norsemythology Celticmythology Othermythology TopContent Figures Floodmythcharacters Creatures Nobility Figuresbyculture Peoples Charactersbyliterature Crafters Creatures Cryptids Spirits Automata Monsters Animals Humanoids Hybrids Deities Gods Goddesses DivineCouncils Deitiesbyculture Deity Deitiesbyassociation Demonicdeities Heroes Dragonslayers Greekheroes Japaneseheroes Norseheroes Celticheroes Irishheroes Monarchs Kings Emperors Queens MonarchsoftheGods Monarchsbyculture Community Forum Blogposts FANDOM Games Movies TV Video Wikis ExploreWikis CommunityCentral StartaWiki Register Don'thaveanaccount? SignIn Advertisement in: Greekmythology,Romanmythology,Giants Hecatoncheires Edit Editsource History Talk(0) Hecatoncheires GeneralInformation Culturalorigin Greek Habitats Tartarus Type Giant Traits 100Arms,50Heads Statistics Similarcreatures Gegenees TheHecatoncheires(meaning"hundred-handedones")aregiantsinGreekmythologythathave100armsand50headswhowerealsothechildrenoftheProtogenoiGaiaandOuranós.Theyrepresentedthenaturalforcesofearthquakes,tornadosandhugetidalwaves. Contents 1Myths&Legends 2ModernDepictions 2.1Games 3Sources Myths&Legends[] ThethreeHecatoncheireswerenamedBriareusorAegaeon(thevigorousortheseagoat),Cottus(thestrikerorthefurious)andGyges(thebig-limbed). Afterbeingborn,Ouranósrealizedtheyweretoopowerful,andsohethrewthembackintoGaea'swombalongwiththeCyclopses,whichinfuriatedher.Assuch,Gaiabeganplottingtooverthrowherhusband,andassistedhersonCronusincomingintopower-thoughCronuswouldprovetobemuchlikehisfather.AfterusingthehelpoftheHecatoncheiresandtheCyclopesinoverthrowingOuranós,CronusimprisonedthemwithinTartarus.Insomeversions,OuranósimprisonstheHecatoncheiresandCyclopseswithinTartarusfirstinsteadofwithinGaiainitially. WhenZeusattemptedtousurpCronus,GaiataughtZeushowtofreetheHecatoncheiresandtheCyclops,whothenhelpedZeusduringtheTitanomachy.BriareusandhisbrotherswerefreedbyZeus,PoseidonandHades,forwhomtheymadelightningbolts,atrident,andahelmofinvisibility.Afterthewar,ZeusimprisonedtheTitanswithinTartarus,withtheHecatoncheiresnowservingastheguards. Insometraditions,BriareuswentontomarryPoseidon'sdaughter,Cympoleia. ModernDepictions[] Games[] TheHecatoncheirisapersona/demoninShinMegaminoTenseiseries TheyaremonstersthatcanbefoughtinDungeons&Dragons GodofWar:Ascension Sources[] Hecatoncheires:GreekMythology.com https://study.com/academy/lesson/hecatonchires-greek-mythology-symbol.html Categories Greekmythology Romanmythology Giants Addcategory Cancel Save CommunitycontentisavailableunderCC-BY-SAunlessotherwisenoted. Advertisement FanFeed 1 Andrealphus 2 FourHorsemenoftheApocalypse 3 ListofSlaviccreatures UniversalConquestWiki Let'sGoLuna!Wiki Club57Wiki FollowonIG Newsletter JoinFanLab