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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In my sleeping state, I would have needed decades more, perhaps even centuries, before I found the power to resurrect Alcyoneus myself.
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
“We’ve got to take Alcyoneus about ten miles due north!”
From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan
“And if Alcyoneus has been reborn in Alaska—” “Then he can’t be defeated there,” Hazel finished.
From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan
“Welcome, Percy Jackson! Welcome, Frank Zhang! I am Alcyoneus, the bane of Pluto, the new master of Death. And this is your new legion.”
From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan
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