I really like Blood of Zeus's characterization of Apollo, and seeing as how we've canonically seen him with Hyacinthus, I was curious about how he would interact with other major mythological figures. The Giant with the two snakes is likely based on both Typhon and also Porphyrion, one of the "greatest" of the Giants, and is pretty commonly depicted getting killed by or battling Zeus and Heracles. Language: English Words: 885 Chapters: 1/1 Zeus and the giant Porphyrion, Athenian red-figure kylix C5th B.C., Antikensammlung Berlin. AGRIOS (Agrius) A Gigante clubbed to death by the Moirai (Moirae, Fates) with maces of bronze. Porphyrion is named on a sixth-century BC black-figure pyxis (Getty 82.AE.26), where he and the Giant Enceladus oppose Zeus, Heracles and Athena. The most important divine struggle in Greek mythology was the Gigantomachy, the battle fought between the Giants and the Olympian gods for supremacy of the cosmos. AIGAION (Aegaeon) A Gigante slain by Artemis with her arrows in the war against the gods. AGASTHENES One of the Gigantes. Porphyrion lashed out wildly with his spear, but Jason cut it in half with his gladius. As the giant fell, screaming, Zeus pointed his lightning bolt. And now I'm going to destroy you, Porphyrion, and feed you to your own wolves." גרוסולוג'י –Jason to Porphyrion Jason Grace was one of the main protagonists of the second Camp Half-Blood series, The Heroes of Olympus. It is primarily for this battle that the Giants are known, and its importance to Greek culture is attested by the frequent depiction of the Gigantomachy in Greek art. Also, I think the myth of Apollo and Cyrene is underrated. For he was immortal only for as long as he remained in the land of his birth. In art. Courtesy of Netflix. He was considered the mightiest of all the Gigantes . Produced by Powerhouse Animation Studios with the animation outsourced to South Korean studios Mua Film and Hanho Heung-Up, the series was released on October 27, 2020 on Netflix.. In early December 2020, a second season was greenlit by Netflix. Blood of Zeus is now streaming on Netflix. They were born to oppose a certain god. Blood of Zeus, formerly known as Gods & Heroes, is an American adult animated television series created by Charley and Vlas Parlapanides for Netflix. The fighting continues and she lifts her golden sword, but nothing will work and she distracts herself with useless thoughts, never noticing that both Zeus and his bastard son have kept eyes on her since they felled Porphyrion. He was the son of Jupiter and Beryl Grace and the younger brother of Thalia Grace. He charged in, jabbing his sword through the giant’s breastplate, then summoned the winds and blasted Porphyrion off the edge of the cliff. Later, when Porphyrion 1 attacked Heracles 1, Zeus distracted the giant by inspiring him with lust for Hera, and when the goddess, with torn robes, cried for help, Zeus smote him with a thunderbolt, and then Heracles 1 … For example, Porphyrion was born to oppose Zeus. An arc of pure white heat vaporized Porphyrion in midair. The Gigantes were the sons of Gaea and Tartarus (Protogenoi) When the gods took over from the Titans, Gaia became vengeful and gave birth to the Gigantes.Others that they were born from the blood of the castrated Ouranos (Heaven). Porphyrion was one of the Gigantes in Greek mythology, the sons of the Titans Uranus and Gaea that sprang out when Uranus was castrated by his son Cronus and the blood fell on the earth.