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Lists Of Giants (other)
List of giants may refer to: * List of giants in mythology and folklore * List of tallest people This is a list of the tallest people, verified by ''Guinness World Records'' or other reliable sources. According to Guinness World Records, Robert Wadlow of the United States (1918–1940) was the tallest person in recorded history, measurin ... * List of megafauna in mythology and folklore {{disambiguation List disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Giants In Mythology And Folklore
This is a list of Giant, giants and Giantess, 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 * ʿĀd * Anakim - Book of Genesis * The Book of Giants - Manichaeism * Elioud - Hebrew Bible * Emite * Gaf (Mandaeism), Gaf - Mandaeism * Gibborim (biblical), Gibborim * Goliath - Book of Samuel * Humbaba - Ancient Mesopotamian religion * Krun - Mandaeism * Marid * Nephilim * Nimrod - Genesis & Books of Chronicles * Og - Book of Numbers * Rephaite, Repha'im * Saint Christopher - Golden Legend African folklore * Matsieng Footprints * Mbombo Armenian mythology * Hayk Australian folklore * Chinny-kinik * The_Speewah#Crooked_Mick, Crooked Mick * Thardid Jimbo * Yowie Celtic mythology Brythonic mythology * Giants (Welsh folklore), Cewri **Brân the Blessed **Ysbaddaden, Ysbaddaden Bencawr **Idris Gawr * Cormo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Tallest People
This is a list of the tallest people, verified by ''Guinness World Records'' or other reliable sources. According to Guinness World Records, Robert Wadlow of the United States (1918–1940) was the tallest person in recorded history, measuring at the time of his death. There are reports about even taller people but most claims are unverified or erroneous. Since Classical antiquity, antiquity, discoveries have been reported of gigantic human skeletons. Originally thought to belong to mythical giants, these bones were later identified as the exaggerated remains of prehistoric animals, usually whales or elephants. Regular reports in American newspapers in the 18th and 19th centuries of giant human skeletons may have inspired the case of the "petrified" Cardiff Giant, an archaeological hoax. Men Women Disputed and unverified claims Tallest people without gigantism or acromegaly Tallest in various sports See also * Giant * Gigantism * Giant human sk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Megafauna In Mythology And Folklore
A giant animal in mythology is unusually large, either for their species or in relation to humans. The term ''giant'' carries some ambiguity; however, in mythology, definitions of what constitutes 'large' vary, with definitions ranging from upwards. At the upper end of this scale, they may be further subdivided into small (), medium () and large (over ). Megafauna often form one of the mythemes of a story. The narrative may revolve around a real animal or a primordial archetype of a gigantic creature, such as a dragon, sea monsters, or the Midgard snake. Examples of megafauna Numerous myths and folklore exist depicting giant animals, including Australian, Greek, Native American, among others. Africa megafauna mythology * Dingonek * Nandi bear *Mokele-mbembe *Grootslang * Salawa Oceania megafauna mythology * Abaia * Gazeka * Taniwha * Tiddalik *Rainbow Serpent Central and South America megafauna mythology *Headless Mule *Mapinguari * Peuchen * Yacumama North Ame ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
