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Alcyoneus
[al-sahy-uh-nyoos, -nuhs]
noun
a giant who threw a stone at Hercules and was killed when Hercules hit the stone back with his club.
a giant who, invulnerable in his own country, was dragged by Hercules to another country and there killed.
Example Sentences
Percy told them how he’d traveled to Alaska with Frank and Hazel—how they’d defeated the giant Alcyoneus, freed the death god Thanatos, and returned with the lost golden eagle standard of the Roman camp to repel an attack by the giants’ army.
“Alcyoneus was a special case,” Frank said.
Alcyoneus raised his icy staff.
“Alcyoneus had better spare the son of Neptune as he promised. I want that one chained at my feet, so I can kill him when the time is ripe. His blood shall water the stones of Mount Olympus and wake the Earth Mother! word from the Amazons?”
Thanatos looked down at Alcyoneus with distaste.
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