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

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Briareus

But set one half his hands against the other, And e'en Briareus may be safely tackled.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 104, April 29, 1893 by Burnand, F. C. (Francis Cowley), Sir

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

With the eyes of Argus he watched, and with the arms of Briareus he struck.

From The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 3 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Lectures by Ingersoll, Robert Green

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

I cried in deep feeling; I wished I were armed like Briareus of yore, While sharper and sharper the flames kept revealing The sight of my bibliographical store.

From In the Track of the Bookworm by Browne, Irving