Antée

In the Greek Mythology and Berber, Antée (in Greek old Ανταίος / Antaíos ) was the son of Gaia (Earth) which it only generates or with Poséidon according to the traditions. It had the characteristic to be practically invincible as long as it remained in contact with the ground, because his/her mother the Earth revived her forces each time it touched it.

He lived in Libya (or was king), and defied with the fight all the travellers; he used then their skins as covering for the roof of the temple of his father.

He was overcome by Héraclès, whereas this one was with the research of gold the Pommes of the garden of Hespérides: the demigod raised it ground then choked it.

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(II, 115).
(v. 31).
( Isthmian , IV, 52).
Antée is quoted in the Metamorphoses, delivers IX, towards 184.

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