Briareus

British  

/ braɪˈɛərɪəs /

noun

1. Greek myth a giant with a hundred arms and fifty heads who aided Zeus and the Olympians against the Titans

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Other Word Forms

• Briarean adjective

Example Sentences

The river spread out as many arms as Briareus; short, stubby creeks, slow waters prone to overflow and creep, between high knotted roots of live-oak and cypress, into thickets of bog myrtle.

From The Long Roll by Johnston, Mary

Thetis brought the hundred-handed Briareus to the help of the outnumbered and over-mastered Zeus.

From Myth, Ritual And Religion, Vol. 2 (of 2) by Lang, Andrew

That figure seemed to be upon him, bending, holding him down with the hands of Briareus.

From The Plowshare and the Sword A Tale of Old Quebec by Trevena, John

There were three Giants, Briareus, Cottus, and Gyges, who each possessed a hundred hands and fifty heads, and were known collectively by the name of the Hecatoncheires, which signified hundred-handed.

From Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome by Berens, E.M.

Strong in new arms, lo! giant Handel stands, Like bold Briareus, with his hundred hands, To stir, to rouse, to shake the soul he comes, And Jove's own thunders follow Mars's drums.

From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, Number 361, November, 1845. by Various