In Nonnus's epic poem the Dionysiaca, Damasen (Ancient Greek: Δαμασῆν, romanized: Damasên, derived from damazô or damasô "to subdue") is a Lydian giant.
[1] The story of Damasen is only recounted by the late antiquity epic poet Nonnus in his poem, and he does not appear in any other text of the ancient Greek and Roman corpus.
At birth, Damasen was born with a spear and had a thick hairy beard that covered his chin.
[1] When the hero Tylon or Tylus ('knot' or 'phallus') was fatally bitten by a poisonous serpent, his sister Moria appealed to Damasen to avenge her brother.
[1] Damasen agreed to avenge Tylus and pulled a tree out of the ground to fight the serpent.