Polybotes
Basic account
Pursued by Poseidon across the sea; crushed under the island of Nisyros.
Account
Polybotes is the Giant who ran from Poseidon. He was pursued across the Aegean, and the piece of Kos that was thrown after him is the island of Nisyros, which is still sitting on him.
Motifs
- War against the gods
- Sleeping under the land
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What is disputed
Whether the myth grew from observation of the islands' relationship or the relationship was noticed because the myth suggested it cannot be established.
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Sources
- Apollodorus, Bibliotheca I.6.2
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