Typhoeus was a giant with a hundred heads, like a dragon’s, who made war upon the gods as soon as he was born. He was the father of Geryon and Cerberus. ↩

The battle between Hercules and Antaeus is described by Lucan, Pharsalia , IV :⁠—

“Bright in Olympic oil Alcides shone,

Antaeus with his mother’s dust is strown,

And seeks her friendly force to aid his own.”