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A 'giant animal' in mythology is gigantic in the narrated myth, either large for their species or in relation to mankind. They might dwarf a normal person. The term ''giant'' carries some ambiguity, however in mythology is often one of the mythemes of a story. The narrative may revolve around a real animal or a primordial archetype of a gigantic creature, such as a dragon or the Midgard snake.
Some giant animals are legends from mythology; or are so rare, that they have been seen only by a few people, and are known only through folklore or mythology.
★ Dragons
★ Griffin
★ Genbu
★ Phoenix
★ Roc
★ Cerberus
★ Onikuma
★ Baku
★ Chimera
★ Nemean Lion
★ Pegasus
★ Peuchen
★ Grendel
★ Kitsune
★ Byakko
★ Seiryu
★ Unicorn
★ Questing Beast
★ Suzaku
★ Sea monsters
★
★ Lernaean Hydra
★
★ Timingila
★
★ Yacumama
★ Sea serpents
★
★ Leviathan
★
★ Midgard snake
★ Thunderbird
★ Ziz
===Cryptozoological giants===
★ Lusca, ''Octopus giganteus'', a kind of giant octopus, (not to be confused with the North Pacific Giant Octopus etc. genus ''Enteroctopus'', confirmed species [1], which grow to about thirty feet in length), supposedly live off Bermuda and in blue holes, and which grow over 75 foot long, and are B-movie staples. They are often considered to be the origin of globsters, and in some cases may be misidentified squid. [2]
★ Lake monsters, such as Nessie, Champ, and the Ogopogo
★ Big mystery cats (like the Beast of Bodmin)
★ The Kraken, giant octopus.
★ Bunyip, a mythical Australian animal
★ Giant Wolf
★ Bigfoot, alleged to be the largest living primate, up to 9 feet tall.
★ Yeti, abominable snowman
★ Giglioli's Whale, unidentifiable whale
★ Sewer alligator
★ Giant (mythology)
★ Megafauna
★ Gigantic Animals in Cryptozoology
Wood, Animal Facts and Feats, Third Edition, ISBN 0-85112-235-3
A Hydra. The 16th-century German illustration.
A 'giant animal' in mythology is gigantic in the narrated myth, either large for their species or in relation to mankind. They might dwarf a normal person. The term ''giant'' carries some ambiguity, however in mythology is often one of the mythemes of a story. The narrative may revolve around a real animal or a primordial archetype of a gigantic creature, such as a dragon or the Midgard snake.
| Contents |
| List of giant animals in mythology |
| Supernatural giant animals |
| See also |
| External links |
| References |
List of giant animals in mythology
Some giant animals are legends from mythology; or are so rare, that they have been seen only by a few people, and are known only through folklore or mythology.
Supernatural giant animals
★ Dragons
★ Griffin
★ Genbu
★ Phoenix
★ Roc
★ Cerberus
★ Onikuma
★ Baku
★ Chimera
★ Nemean Lion
★ Pegasus
★ Peuchen
★ Grendel
★ Kitsune
★ Byakko
★ Seiryu
★ Unicorn
★ Questing Beast
★ Suzaku
★ Sea monsters
★
★ Lernaean Hydra
★
★ Timingila
★
★ Yacumama
★ Sea serpents
★
★ Leviathan
★
★ Midgard snake
★ Thunderbird
★ Ziz
===Cryptozoological giants===
★ Lusca, ''Octopus giganteus'', a kind of giant octopus, (not to be confused with the North Pacific Giant Octopus etc. genus ''Enteroctopus'', confirmed species [1], which grow to about thirty feet in length), supposedly live off Bermuda and in blue holes, and which grow over 75 foot long, and are B-movie staples. They are often considered to be the origin of globsters, and in some cases may be misidentified squid. [2]
★ Lake monsters, such as Nessie, Champ, and the Ogopogo
★ Big mystery cats (like the Beast of Bodmin)
★ The Kraken, giant octopus.
★ Bunyip, a mythical Australian animal
★ Giant Wolf
★ Bigfoot, alleged to be the largest living primate, up to 9 feet tall.
★ Yeti, abominable snowman
★ Giglioli's Whale, unidentifiable whale
★ Sewer alligator
See also
★ Giant (mythology)
★ Megafauna
External links
★ Gigantic Animals in Cryptozoology
References
Wood, Animal Facts and Feats, Third Edition, ISBN 0-85112-235-3
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