proper nounĂlōeusALOEVS☆ KeepMeaningthe name of a giantLewis & Short 1879ModernAs printed, 1879ALOEUSLEWIS & SHORTALOEUSĂlōeus (trisyl.), ĕi and ĕos, m., = Ἀλωεύς, I. the name of a giant, father of Otus and Ephialtes, Hyg. Fab. 28; Luc. 6, 410. Claud. B. G. 68.Read the whole entryIn the Academy Smith's classical dictionariesBiography & mythologyAloeusAloeus (Ἀλωεύς). 1. A son of Poseidon and Canace. He married Iphimedeia, the daughter of Triops, who was in love with Poseidon, and used to walk by th…