Alcyoneus
Americannoun
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a giant who threw a stone at Hercules and was killed when Hercules hit the stone back with his club.
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a giant who, invulnerable in his own country, was dragged by Hercules to another country and there killed.
Example Sentences
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“So you—you can’t be killed because Alcyoneus has captured Death, is that it?”
From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan
Around the spire of Alcyoneus, oil bubbled, then churned and erupted like a boiling cauldron.
From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan
She explained how they had moved to Alaska, how Hazel had helped to raise the giant Alcyoneus, and how she had died, sinking the island into Resurrection Bay.
From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan
“One dead person to another, girlie? I wouldn’t be talking. You started this whole thing! If it weren’t for you, Alcyoneus wouldn’t be alive!”
From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan
If it weren't for you, Alcyoneus wouldn’t be alive!
From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan
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