Giants of Mythology

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"Encyclopedia Mythology", Arthur Cotterell, Smithmark Publishers

GIANTS SYMBOLIZE IMMENSE PRIMAL

forces, neither good nor bad, but larger than life. While Greek giants could be "gentle" guardians, such as Talos, the gigantic bronze man who defended the island of Crete, others, such as Geryon, were predators, preying on unwary travellers. Equally, the Cyclopes were originally creative beings, making armour and ornaments in the forge of Hephaistos, and building the massive city walls of Tiryns. Later on they were also portrayed as moody, rebellious shepherds who ignored divine laws and preyed on mortals. The gods themselves are gigantic, especially the older gods, reflecting their primal nature, such as the Titans, and the Giants, who were beings with mighty torsos and snake-like legs. The Titans overthrew their father Ouranos, replacing him with Cronos, who was in his turn dethroned by his son Zeus. Such a cosmic struggle between older primal gods and a younger generation is a common feature in world mythology.

'Stories from Homer, 1885', Cyclops

THE GIANTS, from the Roman name, Gigantes, in Greek mythology, had human shape, except for the snake-like tails that were attached to their legs. They were horn at the same time as the FURIES, from the blood that fell into GAIA's womb from Ouranos severed penis. When the Giants attacked Olympus, the gods stood their ground, but knew that they would not he able to defeat them, because the Giants could not he killed by divine hands. ZEUS therefore fathered the great hero HERACLES through a mortal woman. During the great battle between the gods and the Giants, Heracles played a decisive part, finishing off each opponent with poisoned arrows. It is important to realize that the Giants are quite different from the TITANS, who were the oldest generation of the gods and were led by CRONOS, Zeus' father.