Alpos


In Greek mythology, Alpos was Sicilian giant son of Gaea.

Description

Like the Hundred-Handed Ones, Alpos had many arms, and his head was covered with vipers, like Medusa.

Mythology

Alpos once terrorized Pelorus in Sicily as described by Nonnus in his Dionysiaca.
Eventually, the giant was killed by Dionysus with his thyrsus in an epic battle.
Alpos who does not appear elsewhere in Greek mythology, and received no cult, may be considered an invention of the fertile imagination of Nonnus.