Aloeus

[ uh-loh-ee-uh s, uh-loh-yoos ]
/ əˈloʊ i əs, əˈloʊ yus /

noun Classical Mythology.

a son of Poseidon, husband of Iphimedia, and foster father of Otus and Ephialtes.
Compare Aloadae.

Example sentences from the Web for aloeus

  • Ares was bound and held captive by the giant sons of Aloeus, and would have perished in his bonds, had not Hermes stolen him away.

    Stories from the Iliad |H. L. Havell