Every myth carries a truth older than the civilization that told it.
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The myth of Orion: a giant huntsman and son of Poseidon who could walk across the sea, beloved of Artemis, blinded and healed by the sun, slain by a
The myth of Geryon: a monstrous three-bodied giant of the far western island of Erytheia, grandson of Medusa and owner of a famous red cattle-herd, slain
The myth of the Hecatoncheires: three primordial giants with a hundred hands and fifty heads each (Briareus, Cottus, Gyges), freed by Zeus to crush the
The myth of Enceladus: one of the mightiest Gigantes, defeated by Athena who buried him alive beneath Sicily, his restless struggles causing the
The myth of Tityos: a gigantic earth-born son of Zeus who tried to violate Leto and was slain by Apollo and Artemis, then condemned in Tartarus to have
The myth of Antaeus: a giant of Libya, son of Poseidon and Gaia, who forced travelers to wrestle to the death and always won — until Heracles lifted him
The myth of the Gigantes: immense earth-born giants who warred on Olympus in the Gigantomachy, born of Gaia from the blood of Uranus, defeated only with
The myth of Proteus: the shape-shifting "Old Man of the Sea," a prophetic god who became beast, water, tree and fire to escape questioning, answering
The myth of Hebe: goddess of youth and cupbearer of the gods, daughter of Zeus and Hera who poured the nectar of immortality at Olympus, and became the
The myth of Tyche: goddess of fortune, chance and prosperity who governed the luck of cities and mortals with her ever-turning wheel, guardian of
