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Gyges is one of the three Hecatoncheires, monstrous sons of Uranus and Gaia with a hundred hands and fifty heads. Freed by Zeus from imprisonment, he hurls great rocks against the Titans. Afterward he stands guard over their prison in the depths of Tartarus.
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Titan War
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- Who is Gyges?
- Gyges is one of the three Hecatoncheires, monstrous sons of Uranus and Gaia with a hundred hands and fifty heads. Freed by Zeus from imprisonment, he hurls great rocks against the Titans. Afterward he stands guard over their prison in the depths of Tartarus.
- Which mythology does Gyges belong to?
- Gyges belongs to Greek mythology.
- Which stories does Gyges appear in?
- Gyges appears in Titan War, Birth of the Cosmos, told as chaptered audio dramas in MythologyNow.
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