giant
deity sky Christian single tradition · 8
The giant was terrorizing the land and eating people, especially small children. Coyote tricked the giant into letting him break his leg, which made it much more difficult for the giant to outrun anything.
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When
- First attested
- 800 BCE
- Attested period
- -800 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Documented in Paracelsus's writings as monsters born from sylphs during the early modern period.
Relationships
- enemy of
- Coyote, Nike, Dionysus, Poseidon, Athena, Hēraklēs, Apollo, Hermes, Ares, Aphrodite, Demeter, Persephone, Hekate, Dioskouroi, gods, Titans, Artemis (Diana), Zeus, Olympian gods, Jove
- co occurs with
- Sirens, nymphs, dwarfs, gnomes, salamanders, sea monks, Porphyrion, Carian gods, Hera, Poseidon, Leto, Cyclops, Pontus, Terra, Thaumas, Phorcys, Ceto, Brontes, Steropes, Arges, Cottus, Briareos, Gyges, Eurybia, Enceladus, Mimas, Athena, Cronus, Eos, Selene, will-o'-the-wisp, Gaia, Nereus, Helios, Heracles
- created by
- Uranus
- child of
- sylvestres, Gaia, Uranus
Mentioned by
Sources
Source passages
“Once a giant was terrorizing the land, and eating people, especially small children. Coyote convinced the giant that if he allowed Coyote to break his leg and then heal it by spitting on it, he would be able to run as fast as Coyote.”
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