Brontes(70 words)
[German version]
(Βρόντης; Bróntēs), cf. ἡ βροντή (hē brontḗ) ‘thunder’. One of the three Cyclopes born of Uranus and Gaia, who gave Zeus thunder and lightning (Hes. Theog. 140; Apollod. 1,1; Serv. Aen. 8,425; Pherecydes in schol. Eur. Alc. 1). B. made Metis pregnant, who was devoured by Zeus, whereupon Pallas Athene sprang from Zeus' head (schol. Il. 8,39).
Bloch, René (Berne)
Bibliography
O. Touchefeu-Meynier, s.v. Kyklops, LIMC 6.1, 154-159.
Cite this page
Bloch, René (Berne),
“Brontes”, in:
Brill’s New Pauly, Antiquity volumes edited by: Hubert Cancik and , Helmuth Schneider, English Edition by: Christine F. Salazar, Classical Tradition volumes edited by: Manfred Landfester, English Edition by: Francis G. Gentry.
Consulted online on 19 March 2024 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/1574-9347_bnp_e220360>
First published online: 2006
First print edition: 9789004122598, 20110510
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