home
***
CD-ROM
|
disk
|
FTP
|
other
***
search
/
The Epic Interactive Encyclopedia 1997
/
The_Epic_Interactive_Encyclopedia_97.iso
/
g
/
giant
/
infotext
< prev
Wrap
Text File
|
1992-09-03
|
349b
|
10 lines
In many mythologies and folklore, one of a
race of outsize humanoids, often
characterized as stupid and aggressive. In
Greek mythology the giants grew from the
spilled blood of Uranus and rebelled against
the gods. During the Middle Ages in many
parts of Europe, wicker effigies of giants
were carried in midsummer processions and
sometimes burned.