Zeus contra Poryphion (right), Pergamonmuseum Berlin

In Greek mythology, Porphyrion was a giant, one of the sons of Uranus and Gaia. He attempted to rape Hera. Hera set him against Dionysus, promising the giant Hebe's hand in marriage if he would defeat the god. He was killed when Zeus smote him with lightning and Heracles finally shot him with an arrow. Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (3488 × 2616 pixel, file size: 2. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (3488 × 2616 pixel, file size: 2. ... The front of the Pergamon museum in Berlin The Pergamon Museum (in German, Pergamonmuseum) is one of the museums on the Museum Island in Berlin. ... The bust of Zeus found at Otricoli (Sala Rotonda, Museo Pio-Clementino, Vatican) Greek mythology is the body of stories belonging to the Ancient Greeks concerning their gods and heroes, the nature of the world and the origins and significance of their own cult and ritual practices. ... Jack the Giant-Killer by Arthur Rackham. ... Uranus is the Latinized form of Ouranos (), the Greek word for sky. ... For other uses, see Gaia. ... In the Olympian pantheon of classical Greek Mythology, Hera, (Greek , IPA pronunciation ; or Here in Ionic and in Homer) was the wife and older sister of Zeus. ... Dionysus with a leopard, satyr and grapes on a vine, in the Palazzo Altemps (Rome, Italy) Dionysus or Dionysos (from the Ancient Greek Διώνυσος or Διόνυσος, associated with the Italic Liber), the Thracian god of wine, represents not only the intoxicating power of wine, but also its social and beneficial influences. ... Hebe by Antonio Canova In Greek mythology, Hêbê (Greek: ) was the goddess of youth (Roman equivalent: Juventas). ... The Statue of Zeus at Olympia Phidias created the 12-m (40-ft) tall statue of Zeus at Olympia about 435 BC. The statue was perhaps the most famous sculpture in Ancient Greece, imagined here in a 16th century engraving Zeus (in Greek: nominative: Zeús, genitive: Diós), is... Hercules, a Roman bronze (Louvre Museum) For other uses, see Heracles (disambiguation). ...

In the British novel Howard's End (1910), by E.M. Forster, Porphyrion is the name of a large insurance company based in London where one of the minor characters, Mr. Leonard Bast, works as a clerk. In this case, the classical allusion to the Greek giant serves as an ironic comment on the un-heroic, impersonal work with which the modern (i.e. early twentieth century) business ethic dehumanizes individuals. A novel (from French nouvelle Italian novella, new) is an extended, generally fictional narrative, typically in prose. ... Howards End is a novel by E. M. Forster, first published in 1910, which tells the story of class struggle in turn-of-the-century England. ... Edward Morgan Forster (January 1, 1879 - June 7, 1970) was an English novelist. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... Jack the Giant-Killer by Arthur Rackham. ... (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s The 20th century lasted from 1901 to 2000 in the Gregorian calendar (often from (1900 to 1999 in common usage). ...

The fortunes of the Porphyrion company become a point of minor conflict in the novel as the main characters, Margaret and Helen Schlegel, influence Mr. Bast to quit his job, based on casual information that the company is about to collapse. This narrative thread plays into the larger themes of class consciousness, and cultural identity, which Forster examines with subtlety and wit. For other uses, see Conflict (disambiguation). ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Look up Wit in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...