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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).
African folklore
Armenian mythology
Australian folklore
Celtic mythology
Brythonic mythology
Gaelic mythology
Chinese folklore
Dutch folklore
- Ascapart
- Blunderbore
- Buggane
- Colbrand
- Cormoran
- Ettins
- Galehaut
- Goram and Vincent
- Jack the Giant Killer
- Jack and the Beanstalk
- Jack o' Legs
- Jack-in-Irons
- Little John
- Lubber fiend
- Ogre
- Orgoglio
- Penhill Giant
- Thunderdell
- Tom Hickathrift
- William of Lindholme
- Yernagate
Fennoscandian folklore and mythology
Finnic mythologies
Norse mythology
- Fin
- Gryla
- Jötunn
- Ægir
- Alvaldi
- Angrboða
- Aurboða
- Baugi
- Beli
- Bergelmir
- Bestla
- Billingr
- Bölþorn
- Brimir
- Dúrnir
- Eggþér
- Fárbauti
- Fjölvar
- Gangr
- Geirröd
- Gillingr
- Gjálp and Greip
- Gríðr
- Gunnlöð
- Gyllir
- Gymir
- Harðgreipr
- Helblindi
- Hljod
- Hræsvelgr
- Hraudung
- Hrímgerðr
- Hrímgrímnir
- Hrímnir
- Hroðr
- Hrungnir
- Hrymr
- Hymir
- Hyrrokkin
- Iði
- Ím
- Járnsaxa
- Jörð
- Kári
- Leikn
- Litr
- Logi
- Mögþrasir
- Móðguðr
- Rindr
- Skaði
- Sinmara
- Sökkmímir
- Starkad
- Surtr
- Suttungr
- Þjazi
- Þökk
- Þrívaldi
- Þrúðgelmir
- Þrymr
- Útgarða-Loki
- Vafþrúðnir
- Víðblindi
- Vörnir
- Ymir
- Nine Mothers of Heimdallr
- The Giant Who Had No Heart in His Body
- Þorgerðr Hölgabrúðr and Irpa
Sámi folklore
German folklore
Greek and Roman mythology
Basque mythology
Cantabrian mythology
Indian religions
Japanese folklore
Malaysian folklore
North American folklore
Oceanian Mythology
Persian mythology
Philippine mythology
Romanian folklore
- Căpcăun
- Uriaș
- Zmeoaică
- Zmeu
Slavic paganism
Bulgarian mythology
South American mythology and folklore
Brazilian mythology
Chilean mythology
Tibetan mythology
Other
- A Book of Giants
- Brobdingnag, fictional land of giants from Jonathan Swift's, Gulliver's Travels
- Ent
- Gargantua and Pantagruel
- Hurtaly, fictional giant from François Rabelais' Gargantua and Pantagruel
- The Selfish Giant, a short story by Oscar Wilde
- Nix Nought Nothing
- Veli Jože
- Young Ronald
See also
References
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