Giant facts for kids

"The Giant" by Goya.

In mythology, a giant is a type of very large human-like creature. The mythology and legends of many different cultures have mythological animals or monsters that look like very big, very strong humans. One example of a giant is the gigantes of Greek mythology.

Images for kids

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  The giants Fafner and Fasolt seize Freyja in Arthur Rackham's illustration of Richard Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen.

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  Giants Mata and Grifone celebrated in Messina in August, Sicily, Italy

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  David faces Goliath in this 1888 lithograph by Osmar Schindler

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  Division of time as envisaged by Jains. Human beings are said to be much taller than today in the first four aras of avasarpani and last four aras of utsarpani.

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  Hercules faces the giant Antaios in this illustration on a calix krater, c. 515–510 BC.

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  King Arthur faces a giant in this engraving by Walter Crane.

See also

In Spanish: Gigante (mitología) para niños