31 mars 1230 av. J.-C. - Gigantomachy

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Since the Titanomachy, Gaia had great anger over the Titans (who had been vanquished and imprisoned by the Olympians). She bore the Giants in Phlegra as an embodiment of her anger. The Giant Alcyoneus stole the cattle of Helios, prompting Hera to travel to Phlegra to ask for them back. The Giant King Eurymedon kidnapped Hera.

There was a prophecy that the Giants could not be killed by the gods alone, but they could be killed with the help of a mortal. Hearing this, Gaia sought for a certain plant (pharmakon) that would protect the Giants. Before Gaia or anyone else could find this plant, Zeus forbade Eos (Dawn), Selene (Moon) and Helios (Sun) to shine, harvested all of the plant himself and then he had Athena summon Heracles to Phlegra from his life in Lydia.

Alcyoneus and Porphyrion were the two strongest Giants. Heracles shot Alcyoneus, who fell to the ground but then revived, for Alcyoneus was immortal within his native land. So Heracles, with Athena's advice, dragged him beyond the borders of that land, where Alcyoneus then died. Porphyrion attacked Heracles and Hera when the former infiltrated the Giant's stronghold to rescue the latter, but Zeus struck Porphyrion with his thunderbolt and Heracles killed him with an arrow.

Ephialtes was blinded by an arrow from Apollo in his left eye, and another arrow from Heracles in his right. Eurytus was killed by Dionysus with his thyrsus, Clytius by Hecate with her torches and Mimas by Hephaestus with "missiles of red-hot metal" from his forge. Athena crushed Enceladus under the Island of Sicily and flayed Pallas, using his skin as a shield. Poseidon broke off a piece of the island of Kos called Nisyros, and threw it on top of Polybotes Hermes, wearing Hades' helmet, killed Hippolytus, Artemis killed Gration, and the Moirai killed Agrius and Thoas with bronze clubs. The rest of the giants were destroyed by thunderbolts thrown by Zeus, with each Giant being shot with arrows by Heracles as the prophecy seemingly required.

Hera promises to leave Heracles alone. He returns to Greece.

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