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In Greek mythology, the Giants (Gigantes) are an aggressive race of creatures who were born from Gaia (the Earth) after drops of Uranus' blood fell on the Earth after he was castrated. The Giants had great strength and were fearsome to look...

The Tomb of the Giants of Is Concias stands on the western slopes of the Sette Fratelli massif in the municipality of Quartucciu, Sardinia, Italy. The Nuragic monument dates back to the Middle or Late Bronze Age c. 1800-800 BCE.

The Giants' Staircase, with statues of Mercury and Neptune on either side, in the courtyard of the Doge's palace, Venice, Italy.

Boxer, one of the Giants of Mont'e Prama, Nuragic statues found in the Province of Oristano, Sardinia, Italy during the 1970s, dating from c. 900-750 BCE. Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Cagliari.

Warrior with shield, one of the Giants of Mont'e Prama, Nuragic statues found in the Province of Oristano, Sardinia, Italy, during the 1970s, dating from c. 900-750 BCE. Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Cagliari.

A Roman relief panel from a frieze depicting the goddess Leto fighting Giants. She holds a torch in each hand while the Giants prepare to throw large rocks. From a public building, discovered on the Oppius Hill, Rome. 2nd century CE. (Vatican...

This is the so-called "Silahtarağa Statuary Group". The remains came to light during excavations for the foundations of a building on the road between the quarter Eyub and Alibeykoy near the Golden Horn. Between 1949-1950 many fragments of...

Thor's Fight with the Giants, oil on canvas by Mårten Eskil Winge, 1872. Nationalmuseum, Stockholm.

A detail from the frieze of the Treasury of the Siphians at Delphi depicting the Gods fighting the Giants (525 BCE), Delphi Archaeological Museum.

Norse cosmology divided the universe into nine realms. The center of the universe was the great world-tree Yggdrasil and the nine realms either spread out from the tree or existed in levels stretching from the roots down and, marginally...