Enceladus
Basic account
Giant buried beneath Sicily; his thrashing is said to cause earthquakes.
Account
Enceladus is one of the Giants who rose against the Olympians and lost. He is buried under Sicily, and Mount Etna is what he does about it.
Motifs
- War against the gods
- Sleeping under the land
- Buried under fire
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What is disputed
Which giant lies under which volcano is not stable.
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Sources
- Apollodorus, Bibliotheca I.6.1-2 (the Gigantomachy)
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Related giants
AtlasGreek · Titan condemned to hold the sky upon his shoulders.
PorphyrionGreek · King of the Gigantes who assailed Hera and fell to Zeus and Heracles.
PolybotesGreek · Pursued by Poseidon across the sea; crushed under the island of Nisyros.
AlcyoneusGreek · Immortal on his native soil; slain only when dragged beyond its border.