Briareus

British  

/ braɪˈɛərɪəs /

noun

1. Greek myth a giant with a hundred arms and fifty heads who aided Zeus and the Olympians against the Titans

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Other Word Forms

• Briarean adjective

Example Sentences

Visit to Britain of, 355; mentions island where “Kronos” was imprisoned in sleep while Briareus kept watch over him, 355 Demna.

From Myths & Legends of the Celtic Race by Rolleston, T. W. (Thomas William)

The ancients were not well agreed who they were: some even said that they were Cottus, Briareus, and Gyges, the sons of Tellus and the sun.

From The Masculine Cross A History of Ancient and Modern Crosses and Their Connection with the Mysteries of Sex Worship; Also an Account of the Kindred Phases of Phallic Faiths and Practices by Anonymous

The river spread out as many arms as Briareus; short, stubby creeks, slow waters prone to overflow and creep, between high knotted roots of live-oak and cypress, into thickets of bog myrtle.

From The Long Roll by Johnston, Mary

If he had had the hands of Briareus, he could not have worn them all.

From Dealings with the Dead, Volume I (of 2) by School, A Sexton of the Old

Had I as many tongues as Argus eyes, Briareus hands, they all would not suffice Folly in all her shapes t' epitomise.

From In Praise of Folly Illustrated with Many Curious Cuts by Erasmus, Desiderius