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Ephialtes (ĕf'ēăl`tēz): see Aloadae Otus and Ephialtes, and they were sons of Aloeus' wife by Poseidon. They tried to reach heaven to overthrow the gods by piling Mt. Ossa on Mt. Olympus and Mt. Pelion on Mt. Ossa. ..... Click the link for more information. . Ephialtes giant deprived of his left eye by Apollo and of his right eye by Hercules. [Gk. Myth.: Brewer Dictionary, 333] See : Blindness Ephialtes Greek betrayer of Spartans at Thermopylae. [Gk. Hist.: Kravitz, 89] See : Treachery How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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