Tityos

Tityos or Tityus (Ancient Greek: Τιτυός) was a 
giant from Greek mythology. Tityos was the son of 
Zeus and Elara. Zeus hid Elara from his wife, Hera, 
by placing her deep beneath the earth. Tityos grew 
so large that he split his mother's womb, and he was 
carried to term by Gaia, the Earth. Once grown, Tityos 
attempted to rape Leto at the behest of Hera. He was 
slain by Leto's protective children Artemis and Apollo. 
As punishment, he was stretched out in Tartarus and 
tortured by two vultures who fed on his liver, which
grew back every night. This punishment is comparable 
to that of the Titan Prometheus.
Category:Children of Zeus
Category:Demigods
Category:Giants