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Antaeus
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Antaeus (; , derived from ), known to the Berbers as Anti, was a figure in Berber and Greek mythology. He was famed for his defeat by Heracles as part of the Labours of Heracles.
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- Deity.name
- Antaeus
- Deity.type
- greek
- Deity.abode
- Libya
- Deity.parents
- Poseidon and Gaia
- Deity.children
- Iphinoe
- Deity.deity_of
- Giant King of Libya
- Deity.member_of
- the Libyan Royal Family
- Deity.consort
- Tinjis
- Deity.other_names
- Anti
- Deity.image
- Herakles Antaios Louvre G103.jpg
- Deity.caption
- Heracles and Antaeus, red-figured krater by Euphronios, 515–510 BC, Louvre
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Antaeus (; , derived from ), known to the Berbers as Anti, was a figure in Berber and Greek mythology. He was famed for his defeat by Heracles as part of the Labours of Heracles.
== Family == In Greek sources, he was the son of Poseidon and Gaia, who lived in the interior desert of Libya. According to the Roman geographer Pomponius Mela, his wife was the goddess Tinjis, for whom it was claimed that the city of Tangier in Morocco was named (though it could be the other way around). Another daughter, Iphinoe, consorted with Heracles.