ALOE´OS, (4 _syl._), son of Titan and Terra.—_Greek Fable_.
ALOI´DES (4 _syl._), sons of Alēĕus (4 _syl._), named Otos and Ephialtês
(_q.v._).
AM´ERANT, a cruel giant slain by Guy of Warwick.—Percy, _Reliques_.
ANGOULAFFRE, the Saracen giant. He was 12 cubits high, his face measured
3 feet in breadth, his nose was 9 inches long, his arms and legs 6 feet.
He had the strength of thirty men, and his mace was the solid trunk of
an oak tree, 300 years old. The tower of Pisa lost its perpendicularity
by the weight of this giant leaning against it to rest himself. He was
slain in single combat by Roland, at Fronsac.—L’Epine, _Croquemitaine_.
ANTÆOS, 60 cubits (85 feet) in height.—Plutarch.