Aloadae

American

[al-oh-ey-dee] / ˌæl oʊˈeɪ di /

Also Aloidae

plural noun

Classical Mythology.

Ephialtes and Otus, the sons of Poseidon and Iphimedia, raised by Aloeus.

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At all events, whoever their mother was, their father was certainly Poseidon, although they went generally by the name of the Aloadae, the sons of Aloeus, their mother’s husband.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

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