Brontes
/ˈbrɒn.tiːz/noun
In Greek mythology, one of the Cyclopes who forged Zeus’s thunderbolts.
Did you know?Brontes belongs to the Cyclopes, whose name means “round-eyed”; ancient myth portrays these one-eyed smiths as supernatural makers of divine weapons.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*brem-
“To roar, resound, or make a deep buzzing sound”
Ancient Greek
Greek
βροντή (brontē)
“Thunder, a loud booming sound”
Archaic Greek
Greek
Βρόντης (Brontēs)
“Brontes, literally “Thunderer” or “the one associated with thunder””
1st Century BCE–1st Century CE
Latin
Brontes
“The mythological Cyclops Brontes, named in Latin accounts of Greek mythology”
17th Century
English
Brontes
“An English literary and mythological form of the Greek proper name”
Modern English
English
Brontes
“The Cyclops associated with thunder and the forging of Zeus’s weapons”
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