Unsolved: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).

Abrahamic religions & Religions of the ancient Near East

African folklore

Armenian mythology

  • Hayk

Australian folklore

Celtic mythology

Brythonic mythology

Gaelic mythology

Chinese folklore

Dutch folklore

English folklore

  • Ascapart
  • Blunderbore
  • Buggane
  • Colbrand
  • Cormoran
  • Ettins
  • Galehaut
  • Goram and Vincent
  • Jack the Giant Killer
  • Jack and the Beanstalk
  • Jack o' Legs
  • Jack-in-Irons
  • Little John
  • Lubber fiend
  • Ogre
  • Orgoglio
  • Penhill Giant
  • Thunderdell
  • Tom Hickathrift
  • William of Lindholme
  • Yernagate

Fennoscandian folklore and mythology

Finnic mythologies

Norse mythology

  • Fin
  • Gryla
  • Jötunn
    • Ægir
    • Alvaldi
    • Angrboða
    • Aurboða
    • Baugi
    • Beli
    • Bergelmir
    • Bestla
    • Billingr
    • Bölþorn
    • Brimir
    • Dúrnir
    • Eggþér
    • Fárbauti
    • Fjölvar
    • Gangr
    • Geirröd
    • Gillingr
    • Gjálp and Greip
    • Gríðr
    • Gunnlöð
    • Gyllir
    • Gymir
    • Harðgreipr
    • Helblindi
    • Hljod
    • Hræsvelgr
    • Hraudung
    • Hrímgerðr
    • Hrímgrímnir
    • Hrímnir
    • Hroðr
    • Hrungnir
    • Hrymr
    • Hymir
    • Hyrrokkin
    • Iði
    • Ím
    • Járnsaxa
    • Jörð
    • Kári
    • Leikn
    • Litr
    • Logi
    • Mögþrasir
    • Móðguðr
    • Rindr
    • Skaði
    • Sinmara
    • Sökkmímir
    • Starkad
    • Surtr
    • Suttungr
    • Þjazi
    • Þökk
    • Þrívaldi
    • Þrúðgelmir
    • Þrymr
    • Útgarða-Loki
    • Vafþrúðnir
    • Víðblindi
    • Vörnir
    • Ymir
  • Nine Mothers of Heimdallr
  • The Giant Who Had No Heart in His Body
  • Þorgerðr Hölgabrúðr and Irpa

Sámi folklore

French folklore

German folklore

Greek and Roman mythology

Iberian mythology

Basque mythology

Cantabrian mythology

Indian religions

Hindu mythology

Jainism

Japanese folklore

Malaysian folklore

North American folklore

Oceanian Mythology

Fijian mythology

Māori mythology

Persian mythology

  • Div

Philippine mythology

Romanian folklore

  • Căpcăun
  • Uriaș
  • Zmeoaică
  • Zmeu

Slavic paganism

Bulgarian mythology

South American mythology and folklore

Brazilian mythology

Chilean mythology

Tibetan mythology

Other

  • A Book of Giants
  • Brobdingnag, fictional land of giants from Jonathan Swift's, Gulliver's Travels
  • Ent
  • Gargantua and Pantagruel
    • Hurtaly, fictional giant from François Rabelais' Gargantua and Pantagruel
  • The Selfish Giant, a short story by Oscar Wilde
  • Nix Nought Nothing
  • Veli Jože
  • Young Ronald

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References



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