E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
Tit’yos.
A giant whose body covered nine acres of land. He tried to defile Latna, but Apollo cast him into Tartarus, where a valture fed on his liver, which grew again as fast as it was devoured. (Greek fable.) (See GIANTS.)
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Promtheus (3 syl.) was chained to Mount Caucasus, and had his liver gnawed by a vulture or eagle. (See also ST. GEORGE, who delivered Sabra, chained to a rock.)
na, but Apollo cast him into Tartarus, where a valture fed on his liver, which grew again as fast as it was devoured. (Greek fable.) (See G
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theus (3 syl.) was chained to Mount Caucasus, and had his liver gnawed by a vulture or eagle. (See also S
