Giants

Man: Whence, How and Whither

Turanian, in Ancient Chaldaea.

The shrines devoted to the inner planets made a sort of irregular cluster which seemed quite close under the walls of the great Sun-Temple, while those of the giant outer members of the solar family were dotted at ever-increasing intervals over the plain, until the representative of far-away Neptune was almost lost in the distance.

Ignatius L. Donnelly

Babel Story of Cholula

Their mental superiority and command of the arts gave them the character of giants who arrived from the East; who had divided into two great emigrations, one moving eastward (toward Europe), the other westward (toward America).

Ignatius Donnelly

The Destruction of Atlantis

According to the legend, the pyramid was built by a race of giants who desired to reach the sky.

Giants: Both the Bible and Central American history mention giants.

The Bible refers to "giants in those days," while Central American legends speak of the ancient race of giants called Quinames.

Rudolf Steiner

Germanic Mythology and Ancient Civilizations

Described as giants.

The Lemurians were described as a kind of giant, and they came into contact with people coming from the north.

From this arose a human race represented by the giant Ymir and also an animal species, the cow Audhumla.

From Ymir arose the sons of the frost giants, human beings who were endowed with reason emerged later.

Ancient cinnamon

Herodotus, Aristotle, and others claimed Arabia as cinnamon's source, perpetuating the myth that giant "cinnamon birds" collected cinnamon sticks from distant lands to build their nests.

Paul Wallis

A populated universe

So if your dad is a lion and your mom is a tiger, you’ve got no growth inhibitor, and you’ll just keep getting bigger and bigger and bigger until you’re bigger than the tiger, bigger than the lion.[37:01] Something like that apparently happened with the Bene Elohim hybridizing with human females, and their offspring became giants—referred to as Titans in the Greek tradition, as Josephus points out many ages later—the men of legend, says Genesis 6, and they are called Nephilim in the biblical story.[37:35] Nephilim may be a word for various demographics who are bigger than your average human being, and some of them left for the period of the flood and came back later.

Biblical

King David

He gained early fame by defeating the Philistine giant Goliath with a slingshot, showcasing his bravery and faith in God.

Hanns Hörbiger

The World Ice Theory

According to Hörbiger, space is filled with giant masses of ice, and these ice masses are responsible for the creation of stars, planets, and other celestial bodies.

From the mist of Niflheim and the heat of Muspelheim, the first being, Ymir, a frost giant, is formed.

Tibetan Buddhism

The creation story in Tibetan Buddhism

Lord Vishnu incarnated as a giant tortoise (Kurma) to support Mount Mandara on his back.

The forbidden fruit

One of the most famous stories involving Idunn's apples is her abduction by the giant Thjazi.

Chinese

Pangu Creation Story

Pangu is usually depicted as a primitive, hairy giant with horns on his head, embodying the raw and untamed forces of nature.

With a mighty swing of his giant axe, Pangu began creating the world by separating yin from yang.

The Chinese legend tells us that P'an-Ku's bones changed to rocks; his flesh to earth; his marrow, teeth and nails to metals; his hair to herbs and trees; his veins to rivers; his breath to wind; and his four limbs became pillars marking the four corners of the world, which is a Chinese version not only of the Norse myth of the Giant Ymir, but also of the Babylonian story of Tiamat.

Planet

Uranus

The Greeks had several myths involving giants.

The Gigantomachy was a battle between the gods of Olympus and the Giants, born from the blood of Uranus.

Together, they produced several offspring, including the twelve Titans, three Cyclopes, and three Hecatoncheires (hundred-handed giants).

Uranus is an ice giant with a bluish color, due to the presence of methane in its atmosphere which absorbs red light and reflects blue and green light.

The Pre-Adamites

Norse myths include references to realms and beings that predate the current world, such as the giants who existed before the gods created the world known to humans.

The Existence of Giants and Other Races in Biblical Texts: La Peyrère mentioned giants in the Bible, like the Nephilim, as evidence of other human-like beings that did not fit into the direct lineage of Adam and Eve.

Planet

Jupiter

A gas giant, Jupiter's mass is more than two and a half times that of all the other planets in the Solar System combined and slightly less than one one-thousandth the mass of the Sun.

CompositionJupiter is a gas giant, primarily composed of hydrogen and helium.

The Great Red Spot, a giant storm larger than Earth, is one of the most recognizable features of Jupiter and has been observed for over 300 years.

Matias de Stefano

Michael

And the women have borne giants, and the whole earth has thereby been filled with blood and unrighteousness.

Ymir and the creation of the world

According to the myth, Ymir was the first being in the universe, a primordial giant born from the melting ice of Niflheim when it met the hot air of Muspelheim, two of the nine worlds in Norse cosmology.

Ymir was a hermaphroditic entity and produced offspring that became the race of frost giants.

From Ymir's sleeping body, the first male and female giants were born from his armpits, and his legs produced a six-headed son.

This progeny began the lineage of giants, a common antagonist in Norse myths.

The turning point in the myth involves the gods Odin, Vili, and Vé, who are among the descendants of the giants.

When the ice of Niflheim met the fires of Muspelheim in the middle of Ginnungagap, the ice began to melt, forming the figure of Ymir, the first of the frost giants.

Ymir, a giant of enormous size and strength, was not born in the traditional sense but emerged from the melting ice.

From his sweat, a male and female giant were born from his left armpit, and his legs fathered a six-headed son.

These beings were the ancestors of the frost giants, known as Jotnar.

Odin and his brothers grew to dislike the chaotic and destructive nature of the frost giants led by Ymir.

His death brought about a cataclysmic flood from his blood, drowning all the frost giants except for two, Bergelmir and his wife, who escaped in a wooden box to continue their kind.

These drippings formed into Ymir, the progenitor of the frost giants, and Audhumla, the primeval cow.

Biblical

Seth

Conflict with the Giants:

Seth and his brothers waged continuous wars against the Divs (giants), descendants of Cain.

Rocail, another son of Adam, was known for his exceptional knowledge and was sent to assist Surkrag, a giant ruler.

The Adam race

The Hebrew word Nephilim is sometimes translated as “giants“, and sometimes taken to mean “the fallen ones”.

Platypus: Nature’s Mosaic of Evolution

The rats she had made had changed into bats; there were giant lizards and fish with blue tongues and feet.

Creation Stories

Ymir and the Creation of the World (Norse Mythology)Tells how the world was created from the body of the giant Ymir, killed by Odin and his brothers.

Surrounding Ginnungagap are the realms of Niflheim (a world of ice) and Muspelheim (a world of fire), whose interactions eventually lead to the creation of the world, including the Earth, from the body of the giant Ymir.

Whales

Some whale species, like the sperm whale, can dive to great depths of over 2,000 meters (6,600 feet) for hunting their prey, such as giant squids.

However, the diet and lifestyle of this ancient giant remain speculative due to the incomplete skeleton, with scientists suggesting it could have been a carnivore like other cetaceans or, more intriguingly, a large scavenger or even a vegetarian, akin to manatees.

Bats

Biological Connection: The discovery of a giant predatory bat in the Pleistocene fossil records of South America, known as Desmodus draculae, has led to speculations about whether such creatures could have inspired legends like Camazotz.

Biblical

Golden objects

A giant statue made by King Nebuchadnezzar that he commanded people to worship (Daniel 3).

Biblical

Canaanites

As for associations with giants, this is a more complex and less direct aspect of their history.

There are references in the Bible to groups of large people or "giants," such as the Nephilim mentioned in Genesis 6:4, or the Anakim, who are described in the Book of Numbers (13:33) as the descendants of Anak and living in the land of Canaan.

The archaeological and historical understanding of the Canaanites is quite rich but doesn't typically involve literal interpretations of giants.

Races

Little People

The Fourth Race was the Nephilim — a Being of Giant stature and hated by all. The Nephilim Giants were then systematically wiped out.

Giants worldwide

Giants are a common theme in mythology and folklore from cultures around the world, often representing natural forces, obstacles, or the remnants of older, forgotten worlds.

Here's an overview of some of the most notable myths and folklore about giants from various cultures:

In Norse mythology, giants, or Jotnar, are often the enemies of the gods.

Giants come in various types, including frost giants and fire giants, and play crucial roles in many myths, including the creation of the world and the events leading to Ragnarok, the end of the world.

The Greeks had several myths involving giants.

The Gigantomachy was a battle between the gods of Olympus and the Giants, born from the blood of Uranus.

Another group of giants in Greek mythology were the Titans, who were overthrown by the Olympian gods.

There were also the Cyclopes, one-eyed giants who were skilled craftsmen.

Giants are prevalent in the folklore of Britain and Ireland.

One of the most famous stories is that of Jack the Giant Killer, a young man who outwits and defeats several giants.

In Irish mythology, the giant Fionn mac Cumhaill is said to have built the Giant's Causeway as stepping-stones to Scotland.

The Basques have tales of giants called Jentilak, believed to be the builders of the ancient megaliths found in the Basque Country.

According to legend, these giants disappeared after the arrival of Christianity, throwing their idols into the sea.

Native American tribes have various myths involving giants.

For example, the Paiute of Nevada talk about a race of red-haired giants called the Si-Te-Cah, who were said to be cannibals.

Meanwhile, the Navajo speak of the Ye’iitsoh, a giant who was slain by the hero twins.

In Hindu mythology, there are several giant figures, including the Asuras and Rakshasas, who often battle with the gods.

Japanese folklore contains several giant creatures, such as the Oni, formidable ogre-like creatures that often appear as antagonists in folk tales.

In Slavic mythology, giants are often associated with natural elements.

For example, the Russian folklore character Svyatogor is a giant hero who embodies the power of the mountains.

1883 illustration by the Smithsonian's Bureau of Ethnology depicting the killing of the last of the "stone giants," a cannibalistic group that came from the "west" to Seneca lands.

Races

Draconian – Reptilian Race

The Fourth Race was the Nephilim -- a Being of Giant stature and hated by all.

The Nephilim Giants were then systematically wiped out.

Matias de Stefano

Vibrational change on this planet

And there was a war between the beings from the sky and the Giants on Earth that were held in a part of the Middle East and India.

Eliuod and Nephal

Giants were at war with the Nephal

Dead Sea Scrolls

Book of Giants

The "Book of Giants" is an ancient Jewish pseudepigraphal work, which is part of the Dead Sea Scrolls.

Here are some key aspects of the "Book of Giants":

This suggests that the "Book of Giants" was a part of the Jewish apocryphal writings.

The book elaborates on the brief biblical mention of the giants.

It includes detailed narratives about the lives, activities, and ultimately the destruction of these giants.

The giants are depicted as engaging in significant battles and possibly corrupting various species on earth.

The "Book of Giants" shares themes and ideas with the "Book of Enoch," particularly the first part of it (1 Enoch 1–36), known as the Book of the Watchers.

These texts together develop the story of the fallen angels (Watchers) and their giant offspring.