Hecatoncheires

The Hecatonchires ("the hundred-handed") were giants with a hundred arms and fifty heads. They were children of Gaia and Uranus. Their father threw them into Tartarus, but they were rescued by Cronus and helped him overthrow Uranus by castrating him. The other two were Gyges, the king of Lydia, and Coltus.

Homer also referred to Briareus as Aegaeon ("goatish"), and said he was a marine deity and son of Poseidon.

The Hecatonchires were also known as the Centiman.