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In '' The Divine Comedy '', Antaeus is a giant who guards the ninth circle of Hell, and lowers Dante and Virgil down to the iced-over Cocytus .


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In the Berber Language Antaeus is known as Änti. A different figure from Egyptian Mythology , Anti , was Transliterated as "Antaeus" by the Greeks.

There is a poem by the Irish poet Seamus Heaney about this myth.

There is a French Black Metal band named Antaeus .

There was a literary magazine, edited by Daniel Halpern, named Antaeus .

''Антей'' (Antaeus in Russian ) is the original name of both the ''Oscar-II'' Class Submarine and the Antonov An-22 transport aircraft.

The name Antaeus (comics) is found in the JLA: superpower comic, where his costume contains references to gladiator garments. His obsession with being the best is similar to how greek mythology Antaeus wrestled people on the street. However, the difference is that comic book Antaeus wanted to be the best so that he does not fail in saving lives.


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