Giant

File:The Giant by Goya.jpg

"The Giant" by Goya.

In mythology, a giant is a type of very large human-like creature. The mythology and legends of many different cultures have mythological animals or monsters that look like very big, very strong humans. One example of a giant is the gigantes of Greek mythology.

Giant Media

• Giganti di Messina (Mata e Grifone) - Messina (Sicily) - Italy - 15 Aug. 2009 - (4).jpg

  Giants Mata and Grifone celebrated in Messina in August, Sicily, Italy

• Herakles Antaios Louvre G103.jpg

  Heracles faces the giant Antaios in this illustration on a calix krater, c. 515–510 BC.

• Jain Cosmic Time Cycle.jpg

  Division of time as envisaged by Jains. Human beings are said to be much taller than today in the first four aras of avasarpani and last four aras of utsarpani.