Briareus
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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 John Trevena
Briarean, brī-ā′re-an, adj. relating to Briareus, a hundred-handed giant: hence many-handed.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various
No man, had he been endowed with as many arms as Briareus, would have sufficed for it.
From An Englishman in Paris Notes and Recollections by Albert D.
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
There ensued, after this harangue of Briareus, a profound and thrilling silence, which was, however, broken in due time by the great leader of the Titans himself.
From The Infernal Marriage by Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield
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