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

Abrahamic religions & Religions of the ancient Near East

See also: Christian mythology, Islamic mythology, Jewish mythology, and Proto-Indo-European mythology

• ʿĀd
• Anakim - Book of Genesis
• The Book of Giants - Manichaeism
• Elioud - Hebrew Bible
• Emite
• Gaf - Mandaeism
• Gibborim
• Goliath - Book of Samuel
• Humbaba - Ancient Mesopotamian religion
• Krun - Mandaeism
• Marid
• Nephilim
• Nimrod - Genesis & Books of Chronicles
• Og - Book of Numbers
• Repha'im
• Saint Christopher - Golden Legend

African folklore

• Matsieng Footprints
• Mbombo

Armenian mythology

• Hayk

Australian folklore

See also: Mythology of Australia and Australian Aboriginal religion and mythology

• Crooked Mick
• Thardid Jimbo
• Yowie

Celtic mythology

Brythonic mythology

See also: Welsh mythology and Cornish mythology

• Cewri
  • Brân the Blessed
  • Ysbaddaden Bencawr
  • Idris Gawr
• Cormoran
• Cymidei Cymeinfoll
• Gogmagog
• Maelor Gawr
• Welsh giants

Gaelic mythology

See also: Irish mythology and Scottish mythology

• Am Fear Liath Mòr
• Bertram de Shotts
• Fachan
• Fionn mac Cumhaill
• Fomorians
  • Balor
  • Bres
  • Cethlenn
  • Elatha
  • Ériu
  • Ethniu
  • Fódla
  • Tethra
• Cú Chulainn
• Trow

Chinese folklore

See also: Chinese mythology

• Fangfeng
• Kuafu
• Pangu
• Yeren

Dutch folklore

See also: Mythology in the Low Countries

• Druon Antigoon
• Ellert and Brammert
• Pier Gerlofs Donia

English folklore

See also: English mythology, Matter of England, Matter of Britain, and Anglo-Saxon_paganism § Mythology

• 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

See also: Estonian folklore, Estonian mythology, Folklore of Finland, and Finnish mythology

• Antero Vipunen
• Kalevi and his sons
• Toell the Great
• Vanapagan

Norse mythology

See also: Nordic folklore, List of jötnar in Norse mythology, and Jötunn § Glossing as "giant"

• 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

See also: Sámi shamanism

• Stallo

French folklore

See also: Matter of France and Mythology in France

• Ferragut
• Gayant

German folklore

See also: Germanic mythology, Proto-Germanic folklore, and Continental Germanic mythology

• Bergmönch
• Fasolt
• Haymon
• Jupiter Column
• Rübezahl
• Teutobochus
• Thyrsus

Greek and Roman mythology

See also: Greek mythology and Roman mythology

• Aloadae
• Antaeus
• Argus Panoptes
• Arimaspi
• Caca
• Cacus
• Cyclopes
  • Arges
  • Polyphemus
• Damasen
• Gegenees
• Geryon
• Gigantes:
  • Alcyoneus
  • Almops
  • Athos
  • Damysus
  • Enceladus
  • Mimas
  • Pallas
  • Picolous
  • Polybotes
  • Porphyrion
• Gration
• Hecatoncheires
• Hyperboreans
• Laestrygonians
• Menoetius
• Orion
• Syrbotae
• Talos
• Tityos

Iberian mythology

Basque mythology

• Basajaun
• Jentil
• Mairu
• Olentzero
• Tartalo

Cantabrian mythology

• Ojáncanu

Indian religions

See also: Buddhist mythology and Folklore of India

• Mande Barung
• Ten Giant Warriors

Hindu mythology

• Asura
• Daitya
  • Hiranyakashipu
  • Hiranyaksha
• Mahabali
• Rakshasa
  • Kumbhakarna
  • Ravana

Jainism

• Nabhi
• Rishabhanatha

Japanese folklore

See also: Japanese mythology

• Daidarabotchi
• Emperor Chūai
• Emperor Keikō
• Gashadokuro
• Hibagon
• Oni

Malaysian folklore

See also: Malay folklore

• Orang Mawas

North American folklore

See also: Aztec mythology, Folklore of the United States, Canadian folklore, and Mythologies of the indigenous peoples of the Americas

• Alfred Bulltop Stormalong
• Amala - Pacific Northwest Coast
• Antonine Barada
• Beast of Bray Road
• Bigfoot
• Dzunukwa - Kwakwakaʼwakw mythology
• Febold Feboldson
• Flatwoods monster
• Flying Head - Iroquois mythology
• Fouke Monster
• Gaoh - Iroquois mythology
• Honey Island Swamp monster
• Jenu - Miꞌkmaq
• Johnny Kaw
• Michigan Dogman
• Mogollon Monster
• Momo the Monster
• Quinametzin - Aztec mythology
  • Mixtecatl
  • Otomitl
  • Tenoch
  • Ulmecatl
  • Xelhua
  • Xicalancatl
• Paul Bunyan
• Si-Te-Cah - Northern Paiute people
• Skunk ape
• Tsul 'Kalu - Cherokee spiritual beliefs
• Wechuge - Athabaskan
• Wendigo
• Zipacna - Maya mythology

Oceanian Mythology

See also: Melanesian mythology, Micronesian mythology, and Polynesian narrative

Fijian mythology

• Flaming Teeth

Māori mythology

• Maero

• Yelbeghen

Philippine mythology

See also: List of Philippine mythological creatures

• Bungisngis
• Kapre

Romanian folklore

• Căpcăun
• Uriaș
• Zmeoaică
• Zmeu

Slavic paganism

Bulgarian mythology

• Ispolin

South American mythology and folklore

See also: Mythologies of the indigenous peoples of the Americas

• Moai
• Patagon

Brazilian mythology

• Mapinguari

Chilean mythology

• Cherufe - Mapuche religion

Tibetan mythology

• Yeti

Turkic mythology

See also: Iranian folklore and Persian mythology

• Div

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

See also

• Baltic mythology
• Childe of Hale, English giant in Tudor England
• Finnic mythologies
• Giant animal (mythology)
• Giants (esotericism)
• Giant's Causeway
• Jörmungandr, giant serpent in Norse mythology
• Paleo-Balkan mythology
• Processional giant
• Processional giants and dragons in Belgium and France
• Proto-Indo-European mythology
• Typhon, giant serpent in Greek mythology

References