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Tityus may refer to:
- A giant from Greek mythology (see Tityos)
- A genus of Scorpiones (see Tityus (genus))
Tityus is a large genus of thick-tailed scorpions ( family Buthidae), the namesake of its subfamily Tityinae. , Tityus contains more than 200 described species distributed in Central America and South America, from Costa Rica to Argentina.
The genus contains several dangerously venomous scorpions, the best known of which is the Brazilian yellow scorpion, T. serrulatus. Its venom can cause severe illness (including pancreatitis), and in the young, old and infirm even death.
Usage examples of "tityus".
Let heaven and hell alone, but think of Hades, with Tantalus, Sisyphus, Tityus, and all the rest of them.
One hears, for example, that the superhuman giant Tityus, when his body was stretched out at full length, covered nine acres.
One of these is a place that folklore has relegated to the Greek Tartarus and, in fact, a giant creature that answers to the name Tityus does reside there.
He made, it seems, no doubt of Tityus and other such monsters having existed.
The statue was of the giant Tityus, felled and twisted, with the vulture sitting on his chest.
The insulted deity wreaks his vengeance on the tired Sisyphus, the mocked Tantalus, the gnawed Tityus, and others.
Since he was a sinner all his days, his resurrection body must comprise all the matter that ever formed a part of his corporeity, and each sinner may hereafter be as huge as the writhing Titan, Tityus, whose body, it was fabled, covered nine acres.
Tartarus where Tityus regenerates everything the vultures have eaten in a day.