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.
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
- Gyūki
- Kitsune
- Fenghuang
- Byakko
- Seiryu
- Unicorn
- Questing Beast
- Suzaku
- Sea monsters
- Lernaean Hydra
- Timingila
- Yacumama
- Bake-kujira
- Isonade
- Sea serpents
- Leviathan
- Midgard snake
- Ayakashi
- 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
External links
References
Wood, Animal Facts and Feats, Third Edition, ISBN 0-85112-235-3
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