Virgil identifies the giant as one of the seven kings against Thebes who held and still holds God in disdain.
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Disdain
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"...Thebes. He held and still, it seems holds, God in great disdain, despising him. But as I told him now, his malediction stood well..."
"...was crucified, and as he died he showed his savagery and disdain. Line 28. Around him were great Ahasuerus and Esther his wife and..."
"...roman women were satisfied with water and young daniel through his disdain of food acquired wisdom the first age was as fair as gold..."
"...you who come to this assembly of sad hypocrites, do not disdain to tell us who you are. I answered, where the lovely Arno..."
"...us down below, where cold shuts in Cocytus, and do not disdain that task. Don't send us on to Tydeus or Typhon. This man..."
"...to his poker he glanced at me and as if in disdain he asked of me who were your ancestors because i wanted so..."
"...there leads me through here perhaps to one your guido did disdain his words the nature of his punishment these had already let me..."
"...dante where is my son and dante is like um god disdains him and then cover kante is like then my son is dead..."
"...My mind, because of its disdainful temper, believing it could flee disdain through death, made me unjust against my own just self. I swear..."
"My mind, because of its disdainful temper, believing it could flee disdain through death, made me unjust against my own just self. I swear..."
"...to speak secretly to them then they suppressed somewhat their great disdain and said you come alone let him be gone for he was..."
"...I be still and bow before him. How full of high disdain he seemed to me, he came up to the gate, and with..."
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