Hecatoncheires; The Nightmare of the Titans - Greek Mythology - See U in History

The Hecatonchires are certainly among the most powerful creatures of Greek mythology. Their power made gods and titans tremble. The creature has 100 arms and 50 heads, and because of that, it is known as centimanes in Roman mythology. The Hecatonchires are the giant sons of Uranus and Gaia. They were three, the vigorous Brarios, the furious Kotos, and the one with great limbs, Gigas. After their birth, Uranus was horrified for having generated such beastly creatures and decides to imprison them in Tartarus, along with the titans. When Cronus assumes power, he unleashed the titans but kept the Hecatonchires imprisoned, since he feared the immense power of these creatures. But when Zeus rebelled against Cronus, the War of Titans was started, and the Hecatonchires had a crucial role in the conflict known as the Titanomachy. After years of battles, the scale was pending to the side of the titans, and, advised by Gaia, Zeus decided to free the Hecatonchires from Tartarus. The colossal monsters joined the Olympian gods in the fight against the titans. The powerful creatures, making use of their 100 arms, threw enormous rocks against the titans. They summoned a pouring of stones. The arrival of the Hecatonchires was decisive to turn the game in favor of Zeus and the gods of Olympus, who would come out of it as the winners. Zeus imprisoned the titans in Tartarus again, and now, the Hecatonchires were responsible to watch over them. For their help, the Hecatonchires received great honors, and went to live in magnificent palaces. Poseidon honored the Hecatonchire Brarios by offering the hand of his daughter, Kimopoleia. After a long time, an uprising took place in Olympus, where Hera, Poseidon, Athena, and Apollo imprisoned Zeus. The Nereid Thetis, the mother of the famous hero Achilles, ran up to Brarios and asked for his help to free the supreme god. The powerful Hecatonchire went to Olympus and stood on Zeus' side. Standing face to face with the legendary creature, the rebel gods trembled and retreated, putting an end to the rebellion, and so Zeus, the supreme god of Olympus, was again saved by the mighty and powerful Hecatonchires.