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).
Abrahamic religions & Religions of the ancient Near East
See also: Christian mythology, Islamic mythology, Jewish mythology, and Proto-Indo-European mythology- ʿĀd
- Anakim - Book of Genesis
- The Book of Giants - Manichaeism
- Elioud - Hebrew Bible
- Emite
- Gaf - Mandaeism
- Gibborim
- Goliath - Book of Samuel
- Humbaba - Ancient Mesopotamian religion
- Krun - Mandaeism
- Marid
- Nephilim
- Nimrod - Genesis & Books of Chronicles
- Og - Book of Numbers
- Repha'im
- Saint Christopher - Golden Legend
African folklore
Armenian mythology
Australian folklore
See also: Mythology of Australia and Australian Aboriginal religion and mythologyCeltic mythology
Brythonic mythology
See also: Welsh mythology and Cornish mythologyGaelic mythology
See also: Irish mythology and Scottish mythologyChinese folklore
See also: Chinese mythologyDutch folklore
See also: Mythology in the Low CountriesEnglish folklore
See also: English mythology, Matter of England, Matter of Britain, and Anglo-Saxon_paganism § Mythology- 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
See also: Estonian folklore, Estonian mythology, Folklore of Finland, and Finnish mythologyNorse mythology
See also: Nordic folklore, List of jötnar in Norse mythology, and Jötunn § Glossing as "giant"- 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
See also: Sámi shamanismFrench folklore
See also: Matter of France and Mythology in FranceGerman folklore
See also: Germanic mythology, Proto-Germanic folklore, and Continental Germanic mythologyGreek and Roman mythology
See also: Greek mythology and Roman mythology- Aloadae
- Antaeus
- Argus Panoptes
- Arimaspi
- Caca
- Cacus
- Cyclopes
- Damasen
- Gegenees
- Geryon
- Gigantes:
- Gration
- Hecatoncheires
- Hyperboreans
- Laestrygonians
- Menoetius
- Orion
- Syrbotae
- Talos
- Tityos
Iberian mythology
Basque mythology
Cantabrian mythology
Indian religions
See also: Buddhist mythology and Folklore of IndiaHindu mythology
Jainism
Japanese folklore
See also: Japanese mythologyMalaysian folklore
See also: Malay folkloreNorth American folklore
See also: Aztec mythology, Folklore of the United States, Canadian folklore, and Mythologies of the indigenous peoples of the Americas- Alfred Bulltop Stormalong
- Amala - Pacific Northwest Coast
- Antonine Barada
- Beast of Bray Road
- Bigfoot
- Dzunukwa - Kwakwakaʼwakw mythology
- Febold Feboldson
- Flatwoods monster
- Flying Head - Iroquois mythology
- Fouke Monster
- Gaoh - Iroquois mythology
- Honey Island Swamp monster
- Jenu - Miꞌkmaq
- Johnny Kaw
- Michigan Dogman
- Mogollon Monster
- Momo the Monster
- Quinametzin - Aztec mythology
- Paul Bunyan
- Si-Te-Cah - Northern Paiute people
- Skunk ape
- Tsul 'Kalu - Cherokee spiritual beliefs
- Wechuge - Athabaskan
- Wendigo
- Zipacna - Maya mythology
Oceanian Mythology
See also: Melanesian mythology, Micronesian mythology, and Polynesian narrativeFijian mythology
Māori mythology
Philippine mythology
See also: List of Philippine mythological creaturesRomanian folklore
Slavic paganism
Bulgarian mythology
South American mythology and folklore
See also: Mythologies of the indigenous peoples of the AmericasBrazilian mythology
Chilean mythology
Tibetan mythology
Turkic mythology
See also: Iranian folklore and Persian mythologyOther
- 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
- Baltic mythology
- 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
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