In
Greek mythology, the
Aloadae or
Aloads (
Aloadai) were
Otus (or
Otos) and
Ephialtes , sons of
Iphimedia, wife of
Aloeus, by
Poseidon, whom she induced to make her pregnant by going to the seashore and disporting herself in the surf or scooping seawater into her bosom. From Aloeus they received their
patronymic, the Aloadae. They were strong and aggressive
giants, growing by nine fingers every month nine
fathoms tall at age nine, and only outshone in beauty by
Orion.