Briareus (also called Ægæon), in Greek Mythology the son of Uranus and Gæa, who, like his two brothers, had a hundred hands and fifty heads. He fought for the gods against the Titans (q.v.).
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Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 2: Beaugency to Cataract, p. 431
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