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Antaeus
An·tae·us A0325266 (ăn-tē′əs)n. Greek Mythology A giant wrestler who could not be defeated as long as he remained in contact with the earth. Hercules defeated him by lifting him off the ground.Antaeus (ænˈtiːəs) n (Classical Myth & Legend) Greek myth an African giant who was invincible as long as he touched the ground, but was lifted into the air by Hercules and crushed to deathAn•tae•us (ænˈti əs)
n. a giant wrestler of Greek myth who was invincible when in contact with the earth, but was lifted into the air and crushed by Hercules. An•tae′an, adj. Antaeus
Antaeus (ăntē`əs), in Greek mythology, giant; son of Poseidon and Gaea, the goddess of the earth. He became stronger whenever he touched the earth, his mother. He killed everyone with whom he wrestled until Hercules overcame him by lifting him in the air.Antaeuscolossal wrestler slain by Hercules. [Gk. Myth.: Brewer Dictionary, 38]See: Giantism
Antaeusonly vulnerable if not touching ground. [Gk. and Rom. Myth.: Hall, 151]See: VulnerabilityThesaurusSeeanti |