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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.

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List of giant animals in mythology

Supernatural giant animals

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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

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★ Lernaean Hydra

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★ Timingila

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★ Yacumama

★ Sea serpents

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★ Leviathan

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★ 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