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).
- Anakim (Jewish mythology, references in the Old Testament)
- Argus/Panoptes (Greek mythology)
- Atlas (Greek mythology)
- Bestla (Norse mythology)
- Caca (Greek mythology)
- Cacus (Greek mythology)
- Cronus (Greek mythology)
- Cyclopes (Greek mythology)
- Daityas (Hindu mythology)
- Epimetheus (Greek mythology)
- Fachan (Celtic mythology)
- Fir Bolg (Celtic mythology)
- Fomorians (Celtic mythology)
- Gaia (Greek mythology)
- Gandareva
- Gargantua and Pantagruel
- Geryon (Greek mythology)
- Gigantes (Greek mythology)
- Gog and Magog (Jewish mythology)
- Gogmagog
- Goliath (Book of Samuel of the Bible)
- Gorm (Norse mythology)
- Hecatonchires (Greek mythology)
- Jentilak or Gentiles (Basque mythology)
- Jotuns (Norse mythology)
- Menoetius (Greek mythology)
- Nephilim (Jewish mythology)
- Nimrod (Jewish mythology, referred to in the Old Testament)
- Oni (Japanese folklore)
- Paul Bunyan (American folklore)
- Prometheus (Greek mythology)
- St Christopher (Roman Catholic saint)
- Talos (Greek mythology)
- Titans (Greek mythology)
- Zipacna (Mayan mythology)