Alcyoneus

Summary

Alcyoneus is a Giants^[1]. He draws 161 Wikipedia views per month (giants category, ranking #4 of 14).^[2]

Key Facts

• Alcyoneus's father was Uranus^[3].
• Alcyoneus's mother was Gaia^[4].
• A child of Alcyoneus was Alkyonides^[5].
• A child of Alcyoneus was Asteria^[6].
• A child of Alcyoneus was Anthe^[7].
• A child of Alcyoneus was Chthonia^[8].
• A child of Alcyoneus was Methone^[9].
• A child of Alcyoneus was Alcippe^[10].
• Alcyoneus's image is recorded as FrisoaltarPergamo.jpg^[11].
• Alcyoneus is recorded as male^[12].
• Alcyoneus's instance of is recorded as Giants^[13].
• Alcyoneus's killed by is recorded as Heracles^[14].
• Alcyoneus's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 251090338^[15].
• Alcyoneus's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 56165322505016020176^[16].
• Alcyoneus's GND ID is recorded as 1022670840^[17].
• Alcyoneus's Commons category is recorded as Alcyoneus^[18].
• Alcyoneus's said to be the same as is recorded as Alcyoneus^[19].
• Alcyoneus's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02p0wrg^[20].
• Alcyoneus's described by source is recorded as Pauly–Wissowa^[21].
• Alcyoneus's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia^[22].
• Alcyoneus's described by source is recorded as Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon^[23].
• Alcyoneus's Hederich encyclopedia article is recorded as Alcyonêvs^[24].
• Alcyoneus's Theoi Project ID is recorded as Gigante/GiganteAlkyoneus^[25].
• Alcyoneus's Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija ID is recorded as alkionejas^[26].
• Alcyoneus's ToposText person ID is recorded as 2369^[27].

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Origins and Family

Alcyoneus's father was Uranus^[3]. His mother was Gaia^[4].

Personal Life

Children include Alkyonides^[5], a group of Greek mythical characters^[28]; Asteria^[6]; Anthe^[7], a mythological Greek character^[29]; Chthonia^[8], a mythological Greek character^[30]; Methone^[9], a naiad^[31]; and Alcippe^[10].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Alcyoneus include he^[32], a radio galaxy^[33].

Why It Matters

Alcyoneus draws 161 Wikipedia views per month (giants category, ranking #4 of 14).^[2] He has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[34] He is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[35]

Entities named for him include he^[32], a radio galaxy^[33].

FAQs

Who were Alcyoneus's parents?

Alcyoneus's father was Uranus^[3]. Alcyoneus's mother was Gaia^[4].