Otus and Ephialtes are one of the stories of the four great adventures. Otus and Ephialtes were Poseidon's twin Giant brothers. They were massive and ambitious, and they had to show that they were better than the gods.

1. Otus and Ephialtes

2. Submitted to: Dr. Stephen P. Soliguen
University of Rizal System – Rodriguez Campus

4. Who were Otus and
Ephialtes
Otus and Ephialtes
were giants, but did
not look like the
monsters that were
first created. Instead,
they resembled the
gods, were equally as
handsome, the tallest
of all, and had great
strength.

5. Origin of Otus
and Ephialtes
Some say their mother was
Iphimedia, daughter of Triopas
(a son of Poseidon and
Canace), while others say
Canace.
The twins' father was
Poseidon.
They went by the name of the
Aloadae who was their

6. Three
Challenges

7. The Incarceration of
Ares
The twins wanted to prove that
they were superior to the gods,
so they decided to imprison
Ares. They bound him with
chains of brass and silenced
him. The gods were hesitant to
free Ares but nevertheless sent
Hermes at night to break him out
of the prison.

8. Otus And Ephialtes got
Problems with Zeus
After the incarceration of Ares the two
arrogant brothers wanted to prove that
they were superior to the gods by
threatening to stack Mount Pelion on top
of Mount Ossa and climb to heaven like
the giants of old did. This angered the
gods, and Zeus was ready to strike them
down with his thunderbolt. Before he
could, Poseidon begged him to spare
them and that he would keep them under
control. The twins agreed to stop
challenging the gods only because they
had other plans.

9. The Brothers'
Devotion
The twins came up with an
adventure were Otus would carry
Hera off while on the other hand
Ephiates wanted Artemis. They
both thought they were in love
with these goddesses but in truth,
they only cared for each other.
The brothers took a draw and it
was decided that Ephialtes would
get to seize his lady first

10. Artemis Revenge
Otus and Ephialtes
scoured the woods to find
Artemis and they finally
saw her at a shoreline. She
knew of their intents and
also how to punish them so
she started to cross the
sea as the brothers ran
after her. Being Poseidon's
sons, they were about to
walk over the water with no
problem. They followed her
to the island of Naxos and
she disappeared.

11. Instead, they caught sight of a white hind
(female deer). They split up to hunt the
hind and found her in a glade. They threw
their javelins towards it but the hind
disappeared causing the brothers to hit
and kill each other on the opposite side.

12. Message of Morality
The myth of Otus and Ephialtes is a classic tale of egotism. Otus and
Ephialtes lead the gods to reassert their supreme power by showing the
surprising amount of power they have themselves. The two powerful
giants engage in a rather effective rebellion, one more effective than
many others in Greek mythology. However, Artemis tricks and punishes
them in the end.
As Artemis successfully takes revenge against the twins, she highlights
the recurring theme that ingenuity is often more important than brute
strength. That theme is made particularly clear through gender in this
tale; a female character defeats two enormous, strong male characters.
(At the same time, we cannot forget that the power of Gods trumps the
power of humans regardless of gender.)

13. Thank you.

14. References
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