giant In folklore, giants (from Ancient Greek: ''wiktionary:gigas, gigas'', cognate wiktionary:giga-, giga-) are beings of humanoid appearance, but are at times prodigious in size and strength or bear an otherwise notable appearance. The word ''gia ...

is a being of human appearance, sometimes of prodigious size and strength, common in folklore. Giant(s) or The Giant(s) may also refer to:

Mythology and religion

Giants (Greek mythology) In Greek mythology, Greek and Roman mythology, the Giants, also called Gigantes (Ancient Greek, Greek: Γίγαντες, ''wiktionary:gigantes, Gígantes'', Γίγας, ''wiktionary:gigas, Gígas''), were a race of great strength and aggression, ...

Jötunn A (also jotun; plural ; in the normalised scholarly spelling of Old Norse, ; or, in Old English, , plural ) is a type of being in Germanic mythology. In Norse mythology, are often contrasted with gods (the Æsir and Vanir) and with other no ...

, a Germanic term often translated as 'giant' *

Giants (Welsh folklore) Giants () feature prominently in Welsh folklore and mythology. Among the most notable are Bendigeidfran fab Llyr, a mythological king of Britain during the Second Branch of the Mabinogi, Idris Gawr of Cader Idris, and Ysbaddaden Bencawr, the ...

Giants (esotericism) In esoteric and occult teachings, giants are beings who live on spiritual (spiritual plane), spiritual, etheric (etheric plane), etheric and physical (physical plane), physical planes of existence. Giants were a popular theme in Theosophy (disambigu ...

Nephilim The Nephilim (; ''Nəfīlīm'') are mysterious beings or humans in the Bible traditionally understood as being of great size and strength, or alternatively beings of great power and authority. The origins of the Nephilim are disputed. Some, ...

, a Hebrew term loosely translated as 'giants' in some Bibles *

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 & Religion ...

Arts and entertainment

Fictional characters

Giants (Marvel Comics) Asgard is a fictional realm and its capital city appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Stan Lee, Larry Lieber and Jack Kirby, the realm first appeared in ''Journey into Mystery'' #85 (October 1962). Based on th ...

, a fictional race of people * Giant (''Dungeons & Dragons''), 1974, a type of fictional character *

Judge Giant This is a list of characters in the United Kingdom, British comic strip ''Judge Dredd'' appearing in ''2000 AD (comics), 2000 AD'', ''Judge Dredd Megazine'' and related publications. They are listed alphabetically by surname, in categories. (Ma ...

, two fictional characters in the 1977 ''Judge Dredd'' comic strip * The Giant (''Twin Peaks''), an inhabitant of The Black Lodge in the 1990s television series *

Lily Duncan ''Mona the Vampire'' is an animated children's television series based on the children's book of the same name written and illustrated by Sonia Holleyman (itself adapted to the novel series, itself illustrated by Holleyman and written by Hia ...

, also known as "Princess Giant", from the 1999 television series ''Mona the Vampire''

Theatre and film

* ''The Giant'' (1938 film), a black-and-white Japanese film * ''Giant'' (1956 film), a film adaptation of Ferber's novel * ''Giant'' (2009 film), a Uruguayan film * ''The Giants'' (2011 film), a Belgium film * ''The Giant'' (2016 film), a Swedish film * ''Giant'' (2017 film), a Basque-language Spanish film * ''The Giant'' (2019 film), a French-American film * ''Giant'' (play), a 2024 play by Mark Rosenblatt, directed by Nicholas Hytner

Games

*'' Giants: Citizen Kabuto'', a 2000 third-person shooter game *'' Skylanders: Giants'', a 2012 beat-em-up game

Literature and periodicals

* ''The Giant'', an 1871 novel by William Sewell, edited by

Elizabeth Missing Sewell Elizabeth Missing Sewell (19 February 1815 – 17 August 1906) was an English author of religious and educational texts notable in the 19th century. As a home tutor, she devised a set of influential principles of education. Biography and writin ...

* ''The Giants'', a 1905 novel by

Cora Baggerly Older Cora Miranda Baggerly Older (1875 – September 26, 1968) was an American writer and historian known for her California-based writing and activism. She often collaborated on social issues with her husband, Fremont Older, and she is now best remem ...

* ''The Giant'', a 1951 novel by

Frederick Manfred Frederick Feikema Manfred (January 6, 1912 – September 7, 1994) was an American writer of Western (genre), Westerns, very much connected to his native region: the American Midwestern United States, Midwest, and the prairies of the West. He name ...

* ''Giant'', a 1952 novel by

Edna Ferber Edna Ferber (August 15, 1885 – April 16, 1968) was an American novelist, short story writer and playwright. Her novels include the Pulitzer Prize-winning '' So Big'' (1924), '' Show Boat'' (1926; made into the celebrated 1927 musical), '' Cima ...

* ''The Giant'', a 1954 children's novel by

William Pène du Bois William Sherman Pène du Bois (May 9, 1916 – February 5, 1993) was an American writer and illustrator of books for young readers. He is best known for '' The Twenty-One Balloons'', published in April 1947 by Viking Press, for which he won the ...

* '' The Giants'' (), a 1973 novel by J. M. G. Le Clézio * ''Giants'' (series), a 1977 science fiction series by James P. Hogan * "

giANTS A giant is a being of human appearance, sometimes of prodigious size and strength, common in folklore. Giant(s) or The Giant(s) may also refer to: Mythology and religion *Giants (Greek mythology) * Jötunn, a Germanic term often translated as 'g ...

", a 1979 short story by Edward Bryant * ''Giants'' (anthology), a 1985 short story collection edited by Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg and Charles G. Waugh, the fifth volume in their ''Isaac Asimov's Magical Worlds of Fantasy'' series * ''Giant'' (magazine), a 2004 American urban music magazine

Music

Albums

* ''Giant'' (Buddy Holly album), 1969 * ''Giants'' (Dizzy Gillespie album), 1971 * ''The Giant'' (Dizzy Gillespie album), 1973 * ''The Giants'' (album), by Oscar Peterson, Joe Pass, and Ray Brown, 1974 * ''Giant'' (The Woodentops album), 1986 * ''Giant'' (Herman Düne album) or the title song, 2006 * ''Giants'' (Chicane album) or the title song, 2010 * ''Giants'' (Evan Craft album) or the title song, 2012 * ''The Giant'' (Ahab album) or the title song, 2012 * ''Giants'' (The Stranglers album) or the title song, 2012 * ''Giants'' (Andreya Triana album) or the title song, 2015 * ''Giants'', by

Daniel Powter Daniel Richard Powter (; born February 25, 1971) is a Canadian singer-songwriter. His 2005 pop single " Bad Day" topped the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 for five weeks. He was nominated for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance at the 49th Grammy Awards for ...

, 2018 * ''Giant'' (Stray Kids album), 2024

Songs

* "Giant", by Gentle Giant from ''

Gentle Giant Gentle Giant were a British progressive rock band active between 1970 and 1980. They were known for the complexity and sophistication of their music and for the varied musical skills of the members. All of the band members were multi-instrument ...

'', 1970 * "Giant", by Stan Rogers from '' Fogarty's Cove'', 1977 * "Giant", by from ''

Soul Mining ''Soul Mining'' is the debut studio album by the English post-punk and synth-pop band . Matt Johnson, the lead singer and songwriter behind , began recording the album in New York City, after a bidding war between major record labels resulted in ...

'', 1983 * "Giant", by the Matthew Good Band from ''

Beautiful Midnight ''Beautiful Midnight'' is the third album released by the Matthew Good Band. It is the band's most commercially successful album. The album won the award for "Best Rock Album" at the 2000 Juno Awards. The album produced four successful single ...

'', 1999 * "Giant", by Nebula from '' Charged'', 2001 * "Giant", by Vampire Weekend from ''

Contra Contra may refer to: Places * Contra, Virginia * Contra Costa Canal, an aqueduct in the U.S. state of California * Contra Costa County, California * Tenero-Contra, a municipality in the district of Locarno in the canton of Ticino in Switzerla ...

'', 2010 * "Giant", by Funeral Party from ''

The Golden Age of Knowhere ''The Golden Age of Knowhere'' is the only studio album released by the American band Funeral Party. The album was produced by Lars Stalfors (known for his work with The Mars Volta) with the exception of "New York City Moves to the Sound of L.A." ...

'', 2011 * "Giant", by Banks & Steelz from '' Anything But Words'', 2016 * "Giant" (Calvin Harris and Rag'n'Bone Man song), 2019 * "Giant", by Yuqi from ''

A Page ''A Page'' (stylized in sentence case) is the debut single album released by Chinese singer-songwriter Yuqi. The album was released digitally on May 13, 2021, by Cube Entertainment. The album consists of two lead singles, "Giant" and "Bonnie a ...

'', 2021 * "Giant", by Stray Kids from ''

Giant In folklore, giants (from Ancient Greek: ''wiktionary:gigas, gigas'', cognate wiktionary:giga-, giga-) are beings of humanoid appearance, but are at times prodigious in size and strength or bear an otherwise notable appearance. The word ''gia ...

'', 2024 * "Giants" (Bear Hands song), 2013 * "Giants" (Dermot Kennedy song), 2020 * "Giants", by Imagine Dragons from ''

Mercury – Act 1 ''Mercury – Act 1'' is the first half of the fifth studio album by American pop rock band Imagine Dragons, released on September 3, 2021, by Kidinakorner and Interscope Records in the United States. Imagine Dragons recorded the album in 2018 af ...

'', 2021 * "Giants", by

Josh Osho Josh Osho is an English singer-songwriter from South London, who was previously signed to Island Records. Early life Osho was brought up in South London by his parents Nigerian born father and Irish Nigerian mother. He attended Graveney School ...

, 2012 * "Giants" (Lights song), 2017 * "Giants", by One Ok Rock from '' Eye of the Storm'', 2019 * "Giants", by Scale the Summit from ''

Carving Desert Canyons ''Carving Desert Canyons'' is the second studio album by American instrumental progressive metal band Scale the Summit. It was released on February 17, 2009, through Prosthetic Records. The album was self-produced by the band and Tom Beaujour. It ...

'', 2009 * "Giants", by Sponge from ''

Rotting Piñata ''Rotting Piñata'' is the debut studio album by the American rock band Sponge, released on August 2, 1994, through Work Group. Hit singles from this album, such as " Plowed" and " Molly (16 Candles Down the Drain)", helped launch the band's car ...

'', 1994 * "Giants" (Take That song), 2017 * "Giants", by True Damage, a virtual hip-hop group featuring

Becky G Rebbeca Marie Gomez (born March 2, 1997), known professionally as Becky G, is an American singer and actress. Born and raised in Inglewood, California, she first gained recognition in 2011 for her cover version, cover versions of popular song ...

, 2019 * "Giants", by X Ambassadors from ''The Reason''

Other uses in music

* ''The Giant'' (opera), a c. 1900 opera by Sergei Prokofiev *

Giant Records (independent) Giant Records was an independent record label, formed in 1987 under the Dutch East India Trading umbrella run by Steev Riccardo, based in Long Island, New York. Giant was dedicated to punk rock groups, such as Dag Nasty and Uniform Choice. A ...

, formed under 1987 Dutch East India Trading *

Giant (band) Giant is an American melodic rock band that was formed in 1987. The band originally consisted of founding members Dann Huff (lead vocals and guitar) and Alan Pasqua (keyboard), and had Dann's brother David Huff on drums and Mike Brignardello ...

, a 1987 American rock band *

Giant Records (Warner) Giant Records was an American record label launched in 1990 as a joint venture between Warner Bros. Records and record executive Irving Azoff. Currently, this name is used as a Swedish label owned by Warner Music Sweden, a Swedish branch of War ...

, 1990, a Swedish branch of Warner Music Group * ''Giant'' (musical), a 2009 musical adaptation of Ferber's novel

Television

* ''The Giants'', an unproduced 1960s ''Doctor Who'' television serial * "The Giant", a 1964 episode of ''

The Mighty Hercules ''The Mighty Hercules'' is an animated television series based loosely on the Greek mythology character of Heracles, under his Roman name Hercules. It debuted on television in 1963. The show ran until 1966, coinciding with the sword-and-sandal ge ...

'' * "The Giant" (''Bagpuss''), a 1974 episode * ''The Giants'' (TV series), a 1978 Hong Kong drama series * "Giants" (''Zoboomafoo''), a 1999 episode * ''Giant'' (TV series), a 2010 South Korean historical drama series * "Giant" (''Halt and Catch Fire''), a 2014 episode

Brands and enterprises

Giant Bicycles Giant Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (commonly known as Giant) is a Taiwanese bicycle manufacturer, recognized as the world's largest bicycle designer and manufacturer. Giant has manufacturing facilities in Taiwan, the Netherlands, China and Hungary. Th ...

, bicycle maker * GIANT Company Software, internet security developer * Giant Food (disambiguation) *

Giant Hypermarket GCH Retail (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd, doing business as Giant Mall, is a hypermarket brand and retailer chain now mainly in Malaysia, Singapore and formerly Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia and Vietnam. In 2016, Giant was the largest supermarket chain in M ...

, a retail chain in Southeast Asia * Giant Industries, a defunct oil company and convenience store chain in the U.S. Southwest now succeeded by Speedway *Grenoble Innovation for Advanced New Technologies (GIANT), an innovation campus in

Polygone Scientifique The Polygone Scientifique (en: Scientific Polygon), nowadays known as Presqu'Île (peninsula) is a neighborhood of the city of Grenoble in France. It includes a significant number of research centers in a peninsula between Isère and Drac. Hist ...

in Grenoble, France

People

Giant Baba , best known by his ring name , was a Japanese professional wrestler, promoter, and professional baseball player. He is best known as a co-founder of All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW), a promotion he founded in 1972 along with Mitsuo Momota ...

and Baba the Giant, two of the ring names of Japanese professional wrestler Shohei Baba (1938–1999) *

André the Giant André René Roussimoff (; 19 May 1946 – 28 January 1993), better known by his ring name André the Giant, was a French professional wrestler and actor. Dubbed "the Eighth Wonder of the World", Roussimoff was known for his great size, which ...

(1946–1993), French wrestler and actor *

Giant Haystacks Martin Austin Ruane (10 October 1946 – 29 November 1998) was a British professional wrestler of Irish parentage, best known by the ring name Giant Haystacks. He was one of the best-known wrestlers on the British wrestling scene in the 1970s ...

(1947–1998), a ring name of English professional wrestler Martin Austin Ruane (1946–1998) *

Giant Silva Paulo César da Silva (born July 21, 1963) is a Brazilian former national basketball player for the Brazilian national basketball team and later mixed martial artist and professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Giant Silva. He stands ...

, a ring name of Brazilian basketball player, mixed martial arts fighter, and wrestler Paulo César da Silva (born 1963) * Giant González, a ring name of Argentine professional wrestler Jorge González (1966–2010) * The Giant (wrestler) (born 1972), a ring name of American wrestler Paul Wight *

Paulo da Silva Paulo César da Silva Barrios (born 1 February 1980) is a Paraguayan former professional international footballer who played as a centre-back. He is one of the players in football with most official appearances ever with over 1,039 official a ...

(born 1980), Paraguayan football player nicknamed "Giant" *

Ryan Wedding Ryan James Wedding (born 14 September 1981) is a Canadian drug trafficker and former Olympic snowboarder. He competed in the men's parallel giant slalom event at the 2002 Winter Olympics, placing 24th in the event. On 6 March 2025, Wedding was ...

(born 1981), Canadian drug trafficker nicknamed "Giant"

Places in the United States

* Giant, Richmond, California, a former unincorporated community *

Giant Forest The Giant Forest, famed for its giant sequoia trees, is within the United States' Sequoia National Park. This montane forest, situated at over above mean sea level in the western Sierra Nevada of California, covers an area of . The Giant Fore ...

, Sequoia National Park, California *

Giant Rock Giant Rock is a large freestanding boulder in the Mojave Desert near Landers, California, and the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms covering of ground. Giant Rock is the largest freestanding boulder in North America and i ...

, Mohave Desert, California * Giant Springs, near Great Falls, Montana *

Giant Mountain Giant Mountain, also known as Giant of the Valley, is a mountain in the Adirondacks in the U.S. state of New York (state), New York. It is the twelfth-highest peak in New York, with an elevation of , and one of the 46 Adirondack High Peaks, Hi ...

, New York * Giant Geyser, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming

Sports

Teams

Asia

Lotte Giants The Lotte Giants () are a South Korean professional baseball, professional baseball team based in Busan. They are a member of the KBO League. The Lotte Giants are owned by Lotte Corporation. From 1982 through 1985, they played at Gudeok Baseball ...

, a South Korean baseball team *

Yomiuri Giants The are a Japanese professional baseball team competing in Nippon Professional Baseball's Central League. Based in Bunkyo, Tokyo, they are one of two professional baseball teams based in Tokyo, the other being the Tokyo Yakult Swallows. They h ...

, a Japanese baseball team

Australia

* Gold Coast-Tweed Giants, a rugby league team *

Goldfields Giants Goldfields Giants is an NBL1 West club based in Kalgoorlie, Western Australia. The club fields a team in both the Men's and Women's NBL1 West. The club is owned by the Goldfields Basketball Association (GBA), the major administrative basketball ...

, a State Basketball League team *

Greater Western Sydney Giants The Greater Western Sydney Giants (officially the Greater Western Sydney Football Club and colloquially known as the GWS Giants or simply GWS or Giants) are a professional Australian rules football club based in Sydney Olympic Park which repres ...

, an Australian Football League team nicknamed the "Giants"

Europe

Antwerp Giants Antwerp Giants, named Windrose Giants Antwerp for sponsorship reasons, is a Belgian professional basketball club based in Antwerp. Their home arena is Lotto Arena. The club plays in the BNXT League, the highest tier of Belgian basketball. The c ...

, a Belgian basketball club *

Bayer Giants Leverkusen Bayer Giants Leverkusen is a professional basketball club, part of the Bayer 04 Leverkusen, TSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen sports club based in Leverkusen, Germany. It currently plays in ProB, the third division of German basketball. Based on the numbe ...

, a German basketball club *

Belfast Giants The Belfast Giants (known officially as the Stena Line Belfast Giants due to sponsorship) are a professional ice hockey team based in Belfast, Northern Ireland. They compete in the UK's Elite Ice Hockey League, Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL). T ...

, an Irish EIHL ice hockey team * Dortmund Giants, an American football club from Dortmund, Germany * Giants Bolzano, an American football club competing in the

Italian Football League Italian Football League (IFL; the name is in English) is the top level American football league in Italy first established in 1978. The first recognized league champion was crowned in 1980. The annual final playoff game to determine the league c ...

Huddersfield Giants The Huddersfield Giants are an English professional rugby league club from Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England. Huddersfield play their home games at the John Smiths Stadium and compete in Super League, the top tier of British rugby league sy ...

, an English rugby league team competing in Super League *

Manchester Giants The Manchester Giants were a British professional basketball team based in Manchester, England. The franchise was established in 2011, and admitted to the top-tier British Basketball League in 2012. The team's formation was led by a consort ...

, a British Basketball League team * SG ART Giants Düsseldorf, a German basketball team

North America

Jacksonville Giants The Jacksonville Giants were a professional minor league basketball team based in Jacksonville, Florida. They were the 2012, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2021 National Champions of the new American Basketball Association (ABA), which they join ...

, a minor league basketball team *

Fort McMurray Giants The Fort McMurray Giants are a collegiate summer baseball team based in Fort McMurray operating out of Legacy Dodge Field in Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada. They play in the Western Canadian Baseball League. The team was formed in 2016 as an expa ...

, a baseball team in the Western Canadian Baseball League *

New York Giants (disambiguation) The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in East Rutherford, New Jersey. New York Giants may also refer to: Baseball Major League Baseball * San Francisco Giants, the current Major League Baseball team which originall ...

, in various sports and eras **

New York Giants The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in the New York metropolitan area. The Giants compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) NFC East, East division. The ...

, a National Football League team *San Francisco Giants, a Major League Baseball team **Arizona League Giants, their AZL minor league affiliate **San Jose Giants, their High-A minor league affiliate *Vancouver Giants, a Western Hockey League team

= Negro league baseball

= *Bacharach Giants, Atlantic City, New Jersey *Baltimore Elite Giants *Brooklyn Royal Giants *Chicago Giants *Chicago Columbia Giants *Chicago Union Giants *Chicago American Giants *Cleveland Giants *Cuban Giants, Trenton, New Jersey *Harrisburg Giants *Illinois Giants *Leland Giants, Chicago, Illinois *Lincoln Giants, New York City *Page Fence Giants, Adrian, Michigan *Philadelphia Giants *St. Louis Giants

Other uses in sports

*Giant (gymnastics), an artistic gymnastics skill *Giants Gaming, a Spanish/European eSports team

Other uses

*GIANT AntiSpyware, a software application *Giant Center, an arena in Hershey, Pennsylvania *Giant Mine, a gold mine in the Northwest Territories, Canada *Giant, a nickname for a Bank of England £1,000,000 note *Giant, callsign of Atlas Air, an airline *S-300 missile system#Variations and upgrades, S-300V "Antey-300" (NATO reporting name SA-12B "Giant")