Otos redirects here: for the Spanish municipality, see
Otos, Valencia. In
Greek mythology, the Aloadae (or Aloadai) were Otus and Ephialtes (or Ephialtis), sons of
Iphimedia, queen of
Aloeus, by
Poseidon, whom she induced to make her pregnant by going to the seashore and disporting herself in the surf or scooping seawater into her bosom. From Aloeus they received their
patronymic, the Aloadai. They were strong and aggressive
giants, growing by nine fingers every month nine fathoms tall at age nine, and only outshone in beauty by
Orion.
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[Greek] The two mythical giants Otus and Ephialtes are the sons of Aloeus and Iphimedea. The Aloadae were renowned for their strength and daring. When they were only nine years old they were each 54 feet tall. They wished to wage war on the Olympian gods and they tried to pile Mt. Ossa upon Mt. Pelion upon Mt. Olympus. However, before they could do so, the brothers were slain by Apollo's arrows. According to some myths, they were friendly towards humanity and expanded civilization and were thought to be the founders of several cities.