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List of giants in mythology and folklore
This is a
list of giants
and giantesses from
mythology
and
folklore
; it does not include
giants
from modern
fantasy fiction
or
role-playing games
.
Abrahamic mythology
Anakim
Gibborim
Goliath
Nephilim
Nimrod
Og
Rephaite
Celtic
mythology
Brythonic mythology
Cewri
*Bendigeidfran
*Ysbaddaden Bencawr
*Idris Gawr
Cormoran
Gogmagog
Gallic mythology
Fachen
Fomorians:
*
Balor
*
Banba
*
Bres
Buarainech
Cethlenn
Corb
Cuchulain
Elatha
Ériu
Ethniu
Fódla
Tethra
Greek and
Roman mythology
Argus Panoptes
Caca
Cacus
Cyclopes
*
Arges
* Brontes
*
Polyphemus
* Steropes
Geryon
Gigantes:
*Alcyoneus
*
Athos
*
Echion
*Enceladus
*
Klytius
Hekatonkheires
*
Briareus
* Gyges
*
Cottu
Menoetius
Talos
Titans:
*
Atlas
*
Coeus
*
Crius
*
Cronus
*
Dione
*
Epimetheus
*
Gaia
*
Hyperion
*
Iapetus
*
Mnemosyne
*
Oceanus
*
Ophion
*
Phoebe
*
Prometheus
*
Rhea
*
Tethys
*
Theia
*
Themis
Hindu mythology
Daityas
*
Hiranyaksha
*
Hiranyakashipu
*
Mahabali
*
Ravana
*
Kumbhakarna
*
Ghatotkach
Norse mythology
Bestla
Gorm
Jötunn
*
Ægir
*
Angrboða
*
Baugi
*
Bergelmir
*
Billingr
*
Bölþorn
*
Geirröd
*
Gilling
*
Gjálp and Greip
Gríðr
Gullveig
Gymir
Hroðr
Hrungnir
Hymir
Járnsaxa
Kári
Loki
Alvaldi
Rindr
Skaði
Suttungr
Þjazi
Þrúðgelmir
Þrymr
Útgarða-Loki
Vafþrúðnir
Ymir/Aurgelmir
Native American
mythology
Quinametzin
Zipacna
Si-Te-Cah
Nahullo
, a race that lived in
Tennessee
, predating the
Choctaw
Starnake
, mentioned by the
Navajo
Shinto folklore
Emperor Keikō
- According to records, this
1st century AD
emperor stood 10ft 2in tall.
Emperor Chūai
- Was said to be
ten
feet tall, with "a countenance of perfect beauty".
Other
Brobdingnag
giant, from Jonathan Swift's
Gulliver's Travels
Paul Bunyan
Ferragut
Flaming Teeth
, a giant in
Fijian mythology
Hurtaly
Gargantua and Pantagruel
Genie
, a giant spirit or
jinn
inhabiting a lamp in
Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp
, from
One Thousand and One
Nights
Gogmagog
John Henry
Iovan Iorgovan
Jentilak
or Gentiles:
*
Basajaun
*
Olentzero
Kapre
Kroni
Ojáncanu
Ogias the Giant
Oni
St Christopher
‘Uj ibn Anaq
Matsieng
Ellert and Brammert
Crooked Mick
Mbombo
Kua Fu