Mar 9, 2023 · Tartarus, a dark primordial landscape below the earth and even Hades, was the home of a handful of sinners and hated enemies of the gods. Zeus, for example, cast his …

Dec 8, 2022 · Sisyphus was a Greek king famous for his cunning. He was so clever, in fact, that he managed to cheat Death himself and live a longer life than the gods had intended. But this …

Dec 8, 2022 · Tantalus was best known for his punishment in Tartarus. In ancient literature and art, he tended to be grouped with Tartarus’ other famous permanent residents, including …

Mar 13, 2023 · After Zeus defeated the Titans, he imprisoned them in Tartarus and appointed the Hecatoncheires as their guards. But not all of the Titans were punished this way. Oceanus …

Sep 18, 2023 · Tityus in Tartarus. The slain Tityus was cast into Tartarus, where he joined other mythological sinners such as Sisyphus, Tantalus, and Ixion in eternal suffering. He lay …

Mar 10, 2023 · There is little to no information on Hyperion’s role in the Titanomachy, the ten-year war between the Titans (led by Cronus) and the Olympians (led by Zeus). At the end of the …

Mar 10, 2023 · Coeus, a Greek Titan whose name meant “inquiry,” was grandfather to the Olympians Apollo and Artemis. After he and the other Titans were banished to Tartarus, …

Dec 9, 2022 · Suspecting that his own children would usurp him and take his place as ruler of the heavens, Uranus banished them to the grim Underworld realm of Tartarus as soon as they …

Mar 23, 2023 · But Apollodorus writes that the Hecatoncheires stood guard over the Titans imprisoned in Tartarus. Briareus. The only one of the Hecatoncheires who had an independent …

Mar 12, 2023 · The Roman mythographer Hyginus lists Astraeus among the Giants born to Tartarus and Gaia, but this may be a mistake. Family. Astraeus was one of the sons of Crius, …