Giant animal (mythology)
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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.
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[edit] List of giant animals in mythology
Some giant animals are legends, or are so rare, that they have been seen only by a few people, and are known only through folklore or mythology.
[edit] Supernatural giant animals
[edit] 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.
- Giant Wolf
- Bigfoot, alleged to be the largest living primate, up to 9 feet tall.
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[edit] References
Wood, Animal Facts and Feats, Third Edition, ISBN 0-85112-235-3
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