underworld land of the dead primal earliest; existing before other things who had to die so that the earth could be formed from his body. The giant Pan Gu fills a similar role in Chinese mythology. Aboriginal people in northwestern Australia have stories about the two Bagadjimbiri brothers,...
Since there are so many different versions of Norse mythology and the stories have been passed down over the generations and become corrupted, it’s very difficult to come up with a definite family tree. It is generally agreed, however, that the main Norse gods come from two main clans, ...
A giant in the field of physics. Automotive industry giants. Jets An outlet, such as a nozzle, used for emitting such a stream. Giants Greek Mythology One of a race of humanlike beings of enormous strength and stature who were destroyed in battle with the Olympians. Jets Something emitted ...
In Greek mythology the Hecatoncheires or Hundred-Handed giants were three primordial sons of Uranus the Sky and Gaea the Earth). Each had a hundred hands for wielding clouds and fifty heads for blustering winds. Their three companion brothers, the Cyclop
In Greek mythology the elder Cyclopes were three, orb-eyed, immortal giants who forged the lightning-bolts of Zeus. As soon as they were born, their father Uranus (Sky) locked them away inside the belly of Earth, along with their stormy brothers, the hun
Here are a couple of pages of flood stories from around the world. These pages are not scholarly, but they give god-names and offer a starting place for research in flood mythology. Flood Stories from Around the Worldby Mark Isaak
their preferred weapon is the axe. They are not normally at enmity with humans – the Seven dwarves being very attached to Snow White. A writer can make good use of dwarves by tapping into their known adventures or extrapolating from them. They exist as The Nibelung in Norse mythology (and...
On the Shoulders of Giants: Eponyms and Names in Obstetrics and Gynaecology To the Editor. Although cancer of the cervix is the most common form of cancer among women in South Africa, women who use private medical services are subjected to regUlar cervical screening and consequently have a low...
Skrymir is a giant in Norse mythology and Tyr was a god of war and single combat and whose day is Tuesday. ARM paired these two cores together in a slide set shown to analysts as it presented its financial results for 4Q11.This might suggest that Skrymir/Tyr will be the means by ...
However it is more likely that his name is prefixed with the word alk- "the strong" as most of the Gigantes possess warlike names.Alkyoneus may be the same as Eurymedon, a king of the Gigantes mentioned in the Odyssey. FAMILY OF ALCYONEUS...