Gaia was the mother of the Giants.
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Gaea was the mother of titans and giants, while tartarus is the father.
The goddess, Terra, was the Roman goddess of personifying the earth. In Greek Mythology, she is also known as Gaea, or Mother Earth. She is the oldest Greek Goddess, and is the mother of the Titans, and the Giants.
Tatarus is the husband of Gaea, the Greek goddess of the Earth. Tatarus is the spirit of the abyss in the Underworld and the body of the abyss. He is also the father of all giants with the giants mother being Gaea. Tatarus is the abyss where all mythological monsters go when they are defeated by demigods/heroes who are the children of the Gods.
In the Marvel Universe, Loki's birth father is Laufey, king of the frost giants. When Odin slays the giants, he takes Loki in as his own son rather than allowing the baby Loki to die. In Norse mythology, Laufey is actually the name of his mother and his father's name is Farbauti.
The Giants were simply called 'Giants'; some say their father was Tartarus the hell pit, others that they were born from the blood of the castrated Ouranus (Heaven).