In Greek mythology, Gration (Ancient Greek: Γρατίων) was one of the Giants who fought the Olympian gods in the Gigantomachy. Apollodorus says Artemis slew him; the transmitted form of the name is often judged corrupt, and several emendations have been proposed.
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I.Mythology
Gration was born from Gaia and Uranus among the earthborn Giants. In Apollodorus' account of the Gigantomachy (Bibliotheca 1.6.2), Artemis slew Gration; as with the other Giants, Heracles is said to have shot him with arrows in his death throes, fulfilling the oracle that a mortal must help the gods destroy the brood.
Later encyclopedic notices sometimes add alternative details (for example that he was killed solely by Heracles, or that he owned a two-headed dog), but the core classical attestation remains Apollodorus' battle roll.
II.Name
The form Γρατίωνα in the manuscripts of Apollodorus is often judged corrupt. Emendations suggested by modern editors include Aigaion (Αἰγαίων), Eurytion (Εὐρυτίων), and Rhaion (Ῥαίων). The atlas retains the traditional reading Gration as transmitted in Frazer's Apollodorus and as used in secondary catalogues of the Giants.
III.Homonyms
This atlas entry (gration-giant) is the Gigantomachy Giant named by Apollodorus. He is not to be confused with other Giants such as Enceladus, Ephialtes, or Eurytus, who have separate nodes.