ANTHEUS. Antaeus, the giant of Libya famous for his strength, prevailed against Hercules in their wrestling match as long as his feet touched the earth, his mother. Hercules heaved the giant into the air and held him aloft until his strength failed him; then he slew him (Lucan, Pharsalia IV.583-660). The giant is not to be confused with Antaeus the Latin, one of the foremost of Turnus's warriors, Aeneid X.561.

The slaying of Antheus is one of Hercules's feats, MkT 2108; Bo IV, Metr 7.50-52. [Ercules]

The form is the OF variant, in Jean de Meun's translation of Boethius.