Giant | |||
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Naming | |||
Others | Goliath Nephilim Brobdingnagian Giantess (female) Gigantes | ||
Binomen | Unknown, but most likely related to Homo sapiens | ||
Morphology | |||
Body type | Humanoid | ||
Average height | Variable | ||
Intelligence | |||
Sentience | Sentient | ||
Sapience | Sapient | ||
Ecology | |||
Locomotion | Bipedal | ||
Subspecies | Cyclops | ||
Related species | Ogre Troll Human (most liklely) | ||
Behind the Scenes | |||
Universe | Real |
The English term Giant (coined 1297) refers to several different beings, primarily featured in myth and popular culture.
- Jötnar in Norse mythology
- Cewri in Welsh mythology
- Daityas in Hindu mythology
- Nephilim in Abrahamic mythology
- Si-Te-Cah in Native American mythology
- Ispolini in Bulgarian mythology
- Jentilak in Basque mythology
- Velikan in Slavic mythology
In popular culture (that don't apply to mythological ones and/or already have a page)[]
- GiAnts in Brave Fencer Musashi
- Giants / Titans in the Attack on Titan series
- Two different races in the Dark Souls series
- Giants in the Heroes of Might and Magic series
- Giganticus lupicus in the Guild Wars series.