Definition: Hecatoncheires, the fierce gigantic 100-handers, were children of Uranus and Gaia. There were 3 Hecatoncheires, Briareus, Cottus, and Gyges. For each pair of their hundred hands there was a head, so these creatures were 50-headed. Uranus threw these sons into Tartarus, in the Underworld. After Zeus freed the Hecatoncheires from Tartarus, they fought on the side of the gods against the Titans (children of the same parents, Uranus and Gaia) in the titanomachy.
Pronunciation: Source: Wikipedia: /ˌhɛkətɒnˈkaɪriːz/
Also Known As: Centimani
Alternate Spellings: Hekatonkheires, Ἑκατόγχειρες
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The Hecatoncheires (100-handers) contains the Greek word for hand (cheir). Cheir is found in the word chiromancy or cheiromancy, which is also known as palm-reading or palmistry.
