#Antaeus

• Antaeus — The proper name of a mythological giant in Greek mythology (Antaeus), son of Poseidon and Gaia, famous for drawing his invincible structural strength from direct contact with the earth (his mother). In a figurative and literary sense, the term serves as a metaphor for the human or artistic condition that finds its vital resources for regeneration by returning to origins, nature, or the fundamental values of the native soil.