#aloeus

• Aloeus — Secondary Romanianized form or spelling variant for the name of the Greek mythological character Aloeus (Alöeus), legendary king of Thessaly and son of Poseidon. In older lexicographical indexes, the term is registered as a proper noun used to indicate the kinship or patronymic attributed to the giant Aloadae (his adoptive or biological sons), who attempted to storm heaven and overthrow the Olympian gods.
• Aloeus — A character in Greek mythology, son of Poseidon and Canace, married to Iphimedia and the nominal or adoptive father of the giant Aloadae (Otus and Ephialtes). In modern sciences, the term serves as a specific epithet in entomology (e.g., Strategus aloeus, the ox beetle) or as a proper name for various classical geographical or historical elements.