Antaeus

Antaeus
Giant King of Libya
Member of the Libyan Royal Family
Heracles and Antaeus, red-figured krater by Euphronios, 515–510 BC, Louvre (G 103)
Other namesAnti
AbodeLibya
Genealogy
ParentsPoseidon and Gaea
ConsortTinjis
ChildrenAlceis or Barce,
Iphinoe

Antaeus (/ænˈtiːəs/; Ancient Greek: Ἀνταῖος, romanized: Antaîos, lit. 'opponent', derived from ἀντάω, antáō, 'I face, I oppose'), known to the Berbers as Anti, was a figure in Berber and Greek mythology. He was famed for his defeat by Heracles as part of the Labours of Hercules.

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