The Gigantes

The Gigantes were a tribe of giant men that were the sons and daughters of Gaea and Tartarus. Gaea had these sons when the gods took over the earth, and threw Gaea's sons, the Titans, into Tartarus. Gaea was angry, and to overthrow the gods, she had a tribe of one hundred giants, most of them created to oppose a single god or goddess. The giant king was named Eurymadon. Two of them (Porphyrion and Alcyoneus) were distinguished from the others as some of the most powerful giants. Alcyoneus, the latter of the former two mentioned, was immortal in his homeland, and could not be harmed. A list of some of the most famous Gigantes is seen below: Some of their crimes are known. The giant Alcyoneus stole the cattle of the sun god Helios from Eritheia (the Sunset Isle). They also threw rocks at the sky, angering the gods. Finally, they all attacked the humans of surrounding towns.
 * 1) Alcyoneus
 * 2) Aristaios
 * 3) Enceladus
 * 4) Eurymadon
 * 5) Olympus
 * 6) Periboia
 * 7) Polybotes
 * 8) Porphyrion
 * 9) Sykeus

Myths about the Gigantes:
 * 1) The Gigantomachia