Caco
Sign in to savethumb|upright=1.5|Hercules killing the fire-breathing Cacus, engraving by [[Sebald Beham (1545)]] In Roman mythology, Cacus (, derived from κακός, meaning bad) was a fire-breathing giant and the son of Vulcan (Plutarch called him son of Hephaestus). He was killed by Hercules after terrorizing the Aventine Hill before the founding of Rome.
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- Part of
- Roman mythology
- Gender
- male
- Father
- Vulcan
- Sibling
- Caca
- Image
- Blake Hell 25 Centaur Cacus.jpg
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- Greek mythology
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- Cacus
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- The Nuttall Encyclopædia
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Caco (em latim: Cacus), na mitologia romana, era filho do deus do fogo Vulcano, e vivia numa caverna sob o monte Aventino. Segundo Virgílio, na epopeia Eneida, Caco é um gigante semi-humano. Já o poeta Dante Alighieri, na sua Divina Comédia, o retratou como um centauro, irmão dos centauros que guardam o Sétimo Círculo.
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