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- Abrahamic mythology
- Celtic mythology Brythonic mythology Gaelic mythology
- Greek and Roman mythology
- Hindu mythology
- Norse mythology
- Native American mythology
- Other
- See also
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 mythology - Anakim (Old Testament)
- Goliath (Book of Samuel)
- Nephilim
- Nimrod (Old Testament)
- Og (Book of Numbers)
- Rephaite
Celtic mythology{{see also|Celtic mythology}}Brythonic mythology{{see also|Welsh mythology}}{{see also|Cornish mythology}}- Cormoran (Cornwall)
- Gogmagog
Gaelic mythology{{see also|Irish mythology}}{{see also|Scottish mythology}}- Fachen
- Fomorians:
- Buarainech
- Cethlenn
- Corb
- Elatha
- Ériu
- Ethniu
- Fódla
- Tethra
Greek and Roman mythology{{See also|Greek mythology|Roman mythology}}- Argus Panoptes
- Caca
- Cacus
- Cyclopes
- Arges
- Brontes
- Polyphemus
- Steropes
- Geryon
- Gigantes:
- Alcyoneus
- Athos
- Echion
- Enceladus
- Klytius
- Hekatonkheires
- 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 mythology- Daityas
- Hiranyaksha
- Hiranyakashipu
- Mahabali
- Ravana
- Kumbhakarna
- Ghatotkach
Norse mythology{{see also|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
Native American mythology- Quinametzin
- Zipacna
- Si-Te-Cah
- Nahullo, a race that lived in Tennessee, predating the Choctaw
- Starnake, mentioned by the Navajo
Other- Brobdingnag giant, from Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's Travels
- Paul Bunyan (American folklore)
- Ferragut (also known as Ferragus, Ferracutus, etc.)
- Flaming Teeth, a giant in Fijian mythology
- 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)
- Kapre (Philippine mythology)
- Kroni (Ayyavazhi mythology)
- Ojáncanu (Cantabrian mythology)
- Ogias the Giant (Manichaean mythology)
- Oni (Japanese folklore)
- St Christopher (Roman Catholic)
- ‘Uj ibn Anaq (Islamic mythology)
- Matsieng
- Ellert and Brammert
- Crooked Mick (Australian folklore)
- Mbombo (African folklore)
- Kua Fu (Chinese mythology)
See also{{Fictional biology}} 2 : Giants|Lists of legendary creatures |