Giant
Being of human appearance, usually of prodigious size and strength, common in folklore / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For female giants, see Giantess.
For other uses, see Giant (disambiguation).
In folklore, giants (from Ancient Greek: gigas, cognate giga-) are beings of humanoid appearance, but are at times prodigious in size and strength or bear an otherwise notable appearance. The word giant is first attested in 1297 from Robert of Gloucester's chronicle.[1] It is derived from the Gigantes (Greek: Γίγαντες[2]) of Greek mythology.
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Fairy tales such as Jack the Giant Killer have formed the modern perception of giants as dimwitted and violent ogres; sometimes said to eat humans, while other giants tend to eat livestock. In more recent portrayals, like those of Jonathan Swift and Roald Dahl, some giants are both intelligent and friendly.