Briareus

In Greek mythology, one of three 100-armed, 50-headed Hecatoncheires (from the Greek words for �hundred� and �hands�), the sons of the deities Uranus and Gaea. The gods called him Briareus; mortals called him Aegaeon. According to one legend, Briareus and his brothers successfully aided Zeus, the king of the gods, against the attack by the Titans. Another account made Briareus an opponent