ALCYONEUS Definition & Meaning

Alcyoneus

[ al-sahy-uh-nyoos, -nuhs ]

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noun

Classical Mythology.

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.

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“Alcyoneus was a special case,” Frank said.

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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.

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Alcyoneus raised his icy staff.

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“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! What word from the Amazons?”

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Thanatos looked down at Alcyoneus with distaste.

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Alcyone Ald.

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Alcyoneus

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