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Leon

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Thracian Giant

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Λεων

Leôn

Leo

Lion (leôn)

LEON was a leonine Gigante (Giant) slain by Herakles during the war of the giants against the gods. The hero made a cloak of his skin.


A lion-headed Gigante does occur in the ancient Pergamon relief depicting the War of the Giants. However, this myth is really a variant of the tale of the Nemean Lion which was the usual source of Herakles cape.

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