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1 Abrahamic religions & Religions of the ancient Near East  




2 African folklore  




3 Armenian mythology  




4 Australian folklore  




5 Celtic mythology  


5.1  Brythonic mythology  




5.2  Gaelic mythology  






6 Chinese folklore  




7 Dutch folklore  




8 English folklore  




9 Fennoscandian folklore and mythology  


9.1  Finnic mythologies  




9.2  Norse mythology  




9.3  Sámi folklore  






10 French folklore  




11 German folklore  




12 Greek and Roman mythology  




13 Iberian mythology  


13.1  Basque mythology  




13.2  Cantabrian mythology  






14 Indian religions  


14.1  Hindu mythology  




14.2  Jainism  






15 Japanese folklore  




16 Malaysian folklore  




17 North American folklore  




18 Oceanian Mythology  


18.1  Fijian mythology  




18.2  Māori mythology  






19 Persian mythology  




20 Philippine mythology  




21 Romanian folklore  




22 Slavic paganism  


22.1  Bulgarian mythology  






23 Albanian folk beliefs  




24 South American mythology and folklore  


24.1  Brazilian mythology  




24.2  Chilean mythology  






25 Tibetan mythology  




26 Other  




27 See also  




28 References  













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 fictionorrole-playing games (for those, see list of species in fantasy fiction).

Abrahamic religions & Religions of the ancient Near East[edit]

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

African folklore[edit]

Armenian mythology[edit]

Australian folklore[edit]

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

Celtic mythology[edit]

Brythonic mythology[edit]

See also: Welsh mythology and Cornish mythology

Gaelic mythology[edit]

See also: Irish mythology and Scottish mythology

Chinese folklore[edit]

See also: Chinese mythology

Dutch folklore[edit]

See also: Mythology in the Low Countries

English folklore[edit]

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

Fennoscandian folklore and mythology[edit]

Finnic mythologies[edit]

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

Norse mythology[edit]

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

Sámi folklore[edit]

See also: Sámi shamanism

French folklore[edit]

See also: Matter of France and Mythology in France

German folklore[edit]

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

Greek and Roman mythology[edit]

See also: Greek mythology and Roman mythology

Iberian mythology[edit]

Basque mythology[edit]

Cantabrian mythology[edit]

Indian religions[edit]

See also: Buddhist mythology and Folklore of India

Hindu mythology[edit]

Jainism[edit]

Japanese folklore[edit]

See also: Japanese mythology

Malaysian folklore[edit]

See also: Malay folklore

North American folklore[edit]

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

Oceanian Mythology[edit]

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

Fijian mythology[edit]

Māori mythology[edit]

Persian mythology[edit]

See also: Iranian folklore

Philippine mythology[edit]

See also: List of Philippine mythological creatures

Romanian folklore[edit]

Slavic paganism[edit]

Bulgarian mythology[edit]

Albanian folk beliefs[edit]

South American mythology and folklore[edit]

See also: Mythologies of the indigenous peoples of the Americas

Brazilian mythology[edit]

Chilean mythology[edit]

Tibetan mythology[edit]

Other[edit]

See also[edit]

  • 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[edit]

    1. ^ Elsie, Robert (2001). The Dictionary of Albanian religion, mythologie and folk culture. London: Hurst. pp. 150–151. ISBN 978-1-85065-570-1.
  • ^ Elsie, Robert (2001). The Dictionary of Albanian religion, mythologie and folk culture. London: Hurst. pp. 20–21. ISBN 978-1-85065-570-1.
  • ^ Tirta, Mark (2004). Mitologjia ndër shqiptarë. Tiranë: Akademia e Shkencave e Shqipërisë Instituti i Kulturës Popullore, Dega e Etnologjisë. pp. 132–137. ISBN 978-99927-938-9-3.
  • ^ Elsie, Robert (2001). The Dictionary of Albanian religion, mythologie and folk culture. London: Hurst. p. 107. ISBN 978-1-85065-570-1.
  • ^ Elsie, Robert (2001). The Dictionary of Albanian religion, mythologie and folk culture. London: Hurst. p. 71. ISBN 978-1-85065-570-1.

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