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List of giants in mythology and folklore

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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 (for those, see list of species in fantasy fiction).

Contents

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  • Anakim (Old Testament)
  • Goliath (Book of Samuel)
  • Nephilim
  • Nimrod (Old Testament)
  • Og (Book of Numbers)
  • Rephaite

    • Brythonic mythology

  • Cawr
  • Cormoran (Cornwall)
  • Gogmagog
  • Kaour

    • Gaelic mythology

  • Fachen
  • Fomorians:
  • Balor
  • Banba
  • Bres
  • Buarainech
  • Cethlenn
  • Corb
  • 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 (occasionally considered a Titan)
  • Epimetheus
  • Gaia
  • Hyperion
  • Iapetus
  • Mnemosyne
  • Oceanus
  • Ophion (occasionally considered a Titan)
  • Phoebe
  • Prometheus
  • Rhea
  • Tethys
  • Theia
  • Themis

    • Hindu faith

  • Daityas
  • Hiranyaksha
  • Hiranyakashipu
  • Kumbhakarna
  • Mahabali
  • Ravana

    • Norse mythology

  • Bestla
  • Gorm
  • Jötunn
  • Ægir
  • Angrboða
  • Baugi
  • Bergelmir
  • Billingr
  • Bölþorn
  • Geirröd
  • Gilling
  • Gjálp and Greip
  • Gríðr
  • Gullveig (possibly)
  • Gymir
  • Hroðr
  • Hrungnir
  • Hymir
  • Járnsaxa
  • Kári
  • Loki
  • Alvaldi
  • Rindr
  • Skaði
  • Suttungr
  • Þjazi
  • Þrúðgelmir
  • Þrymr
  • Útgarða-Loki
  • Vafþrúðnir
  • Ymir/Aurgelmir

    • Other

  • Brobdingnag giant, from Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's Travels
  • Paul Bunyan (American folklore)
  • Ferragut (also known as Ferragus, Ferracutus, etc.)
  • Hurtaly (Og, Jewish mythology)
  • Gargantua and Pantagruel
  • Genie, a giant spirit or jinn inhabiting a lamp in Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp, (re-written by Sir Richard Francis Burton) from One Thousand and One Nights
  • Gogmagog
  • John Henry (American folklore)
  • Iovan Iorgovan (Romanian mythology)
  • Jentilak or Gentiles: (Basque mythology)
  • Basajaun
  • Olentzero
  • Kapre (Philippine mythology)
  • Kroni (Ayyavazhi mythology)
  • Ojáncanu (Cantabrian mythology)
  • Ogias the Giant (Manichaean mythology)
  • Oni (Japanese folklore)
  • Si-Te-Cah (Paiute)
  • St Christopher (Roman Catholic)
  • ‘Uj ibn Anaq (Islamic mythology)
  • Zipacna (Maya mythology)
  • Matsieng
  • Ellert and Brammert
  • Crooked Mick (Australian folklore)
  • Mbombo (African folklore)

    • References

    List of giants in mythology and folklore Wikipedia
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