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:''For the Roman-era writer, see Pomponius Porphyrion.'' :''"Porphyrion" is also a section of the genus ''Saxifraga''.'' In Greek mythology, Porphyrion () was one of the Gigantes (Giants), who according to Hesiod, were the offspring of Gaia, born from the blood that fell when Uranus (Sky) was castrated by their son Cronus. In some other versions of the myth, the Gigantes were born of Gaia and Tartarus, the god of the pit.〔For the birth of the Gigantes see Hesiod, ''Theogony'' (185 ). Hyginus, ''Fabulae'' (Preface ) gives Tartarus as the father of the Giants.〕 ==Sources== According to the mythographer Apollodorus, Porphyrion was (along with Alcyoneus), the greatest of the Giants, and during the Gigantomachy, the battle between the Giants and the Olympian gods, Porphyrion attacked Heracles and Hera, but Zeus caused Porphyrion to become enamoured of Hera, whom Porphyrion then tried to rape, but Zeus struck Porphyrion with his thunderbolt and Heracles killed him with an arrow.〔Apollodorus, (1.6.1–2 ). Compare with Aristophanes, ''The Birds'' (1249–1252 ): "a single Porphyrion gave him () enough to do."〕 According to Pindar, who calls him "king of the Giants", he was slain by an arrow from the bow of Apollo.〔Pindar, ''Pythian'' (8.12–18 ).〕 Aristophanes' comedy ''The Birds'', contains two brief mentions of Porphyrion.〔Aristophanes, ''The Birds'' (553 ), (1249–1252 ).〕 Porphyrion is also mentioned, in the company of other Giants, by the Latin poet Horace.〔Horace, ''Odes'' (3.4.49–51 ); Lyne, (p. 51 ).〕 The late fourth century AD Latin poet Claudian in his ''Gigantomachia'' has Gaia, imagining the Giants victorious, propose that "Porphyrion, wreathe thou thy head with Delphi's laurel and take Cirrah for thy sanctuary",〔Claudian, ''Gigantomachia'' (34–35 (pp. 282–283) ).〕 and has Porphyrion attempt "to uproot trembling Delos, wishing to hurl it at the sky".〔Claudian, ''Gigantomachia'' (114–116 (pp. 288–289) ).〕 The late fourth or early fifth century AD Greek poet Nonnus, in his ''Dionysiaca'', has Gaia set the Giants against Dionysus, promising Porphyrion Hebe as his wife should the Giants subdue Dionysus.〔Nonnus, ''Dionysiaca'', (48.6–22 (pp. 424–427) ).〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Porphyrion」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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