person
Tityus
also: Τιτυός
A giant son of Gaia; Alcinous cites the Phaeacians' escort of Rhadamanthys to see him as proof of their ships' unmatched speed. He also appears among the punished dead in Book 11.
Reading notes
- The Odyssey §7.309 Tityus, the son of Gaia
A giant Rhadamanthys once visited with Phaeacian escort; he appears again, punished, among the dead in Book 11.
- The Odyssey §11.566 Tityus, the son of glorious Gaia
Punished eternally, sprawled over nine acres while vultures tear his liver, for assaulting Leto on her way to Pytho.