Greek myth name of a giant with a
hundred eyes, meaning "shining."
Egyptian myth name of a dwarf god, meaning
brings
joy
Welsh myth name of a giant king of Britain who was killed attacking
Ireland, meaning
raven
Norse myth name of a dwarf who, with his brother
Eitri,
made magical objects for the gods, including the hammer of Thor.
Greek myth name of a giant son of Poseidon
and
Medusa,
meaning "golden sword."
Norse myth name of a dwarf who, with his brother Brökk,
made magical objects for the gods, including the hammer
of Thor.
Norse myth
name of a dwarf who transformed into a dragon, the symbol of greed.
Wand elf Norse myth name of a dwarf, composed of the elements gandr
cane, staff, wand and álfr
elf
Biblical name of the Philistine giant once thought to have been slain by
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*David,
meaning
exile Recent studies have revealed that *
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the one to slay the giant. In 2
Sam 21:19, Elhanan
son of Jaare-oregim the Bethlehemite, is given credit for having killed
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*Goliath. This is repeated in
1 Chron 20:5b where Jaare is called Jair.
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*Goliath may have truly existed; a shard of pottery unearthed by archaeologists digging at Tell
es-Safi, bears two Proto-Semitic names (alwt and wlt) which
are etymologically similar to the name
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*Goliath. The shard dates to around
950 BC, very close to the time when
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*Goliath was supposed to have lived.
Legend name from Beowulf. Said to
be a descendant of Cain. Called a giant
by some scholars, a troll by others. Terms such as ent, ettin,
and scather "one who scathes," are used in the poem to
describe him.
Old Norse myth name of a frost giantess, meaning
peace
Pet form of English
Humphrey, meaning
peaceful giant
English named derived from
Norman Hunfrid, meaning
peaceful giant
Variant of English
Humphrey, meaning
peaceful giant
"Peaceful giant." Old Germanic
name composed of the elements huni "giant" and fred/frid
"peace."
Norse myth name of a hall in the world that is supposed to exist after
Ragnarök, having a roof of red gold, possibly meaning
sparkling The name is also sometimes used as an alternate name
for the dwarf Eitri.
Welsh form of
Humphrey, meaning
peaceful giant
Name of t
He giant father of
t
He beautiful
Olwen in t
He Welsh tale of Culhwch and Olwen.
He is cursed to die if his daughter ever marries. He
lives in a magic castle that seems to get farther away t
He closer one gets to
it. When Culhwch comes to seek her hand, Ysbaddaden requires that
He complete a
series of nearly impossible tasks before
He will grant permission for them to marry.