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Soranin: /* References */

2026-05-13T22:55:55Z

References

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Batfan13 at 14:59, 4 May 2026

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imported>Soranin at 14:39, 24 December 2025

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	==History==		==History==
	===Mesopotamia===		===Mesopotamia===
	In {{Wiki~~\|Mesopotamian myths~~\|Mesopotamian mythology}}, the legendary hero [[Gilgamesh]] was said to have slain the giant [[Humbaba]] and then used one of the giant's teeth to make the [[sword]] known as [[Humbaba's Fang]].<ref name="ACO">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]''</ref>		In {{Wiki\|Mesopotamian mythology}}, the legendary hero [[Gilgamesh]] was said to have slain the giant [[Humbaba]] and then used one of the giant's teeth to make the [[sword]] known as [[Humbaba's Fang]].<ref name="ACO">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]''</ref>

	===Greece===		===Greece===

imported>Darman36: /Known giants/ Reordered. Can't have a "section" of only 1–2 people

2025-09-07T04:29:33Z

Known giants: Reordered. Can't have a "section" of only 1–2 people

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	==Known giants==		==Known giants==
	~~===Mesopotamian mythology===~~
	~~<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" widths="180">~~
	~~Wiki noimage.jpg\|[[Humbaba]]~~
	~~</gallery>~~

	===Greek mythology===		===Greek mythology===
	<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" widths="180">		<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" widths="180">
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	ACV Ægir.jpg\|[[Ægir]]		ACV Ægir.jpg\|[[Ægir]]
	ACV DB Angrboda.PNG\|[[Aletheia\|Angrboða]]		ACV DB Angrboda.PNG\|[[Aletheia\|Angrboða]]
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	ACV DB Gunlodr.PNG\|[[Minerva\|Gunnlöð]]		ACV DB Gunlodr.PNG\|[[Minerva\|Gunnlöð]]
	Wiki noimage.jpg{{Wiki\|Hamingja}}		Wiki noimage.jpg{{Wiki\|Hamingja}}
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	</gallery>		</gallery>

	===~~Irish mythology~~===		===Other===
	<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" widths="180">		<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" widths="180">
	ACV Balor Fullbody HD render.png\|[[Balor]]		ACV Balor Fullbody HD render.png\|[[Balor]]<br>Irish mythology
	Wiki noimage.jpg\|[[Finn McCool]]		Wiki noimage.jpg\|[[Finn McCool]]<br>Irish mythology
			DavidandGoliath.png\|[[Goliath]]<br>Biblical mythology
			Wiki noimage.jpg\|[[Humbaba]]<br>Mesopotamian mythology
	</gallery>		</gallery>

imported>Darman36: /* Appearances */

2025-05-25T03:25:33Z

Appearances

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	*''[[Discovery Tour: Viking Age]]'' {{Mo}}		*''[[Discovery Tour: Viking Age]]'' {{Mo}}
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' {{Mo}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' {{Mo}}
	*''[[Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Forgotten Myths]]''		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Forgotten Myths]]''
	*''[[Echoes of History]]'' {{Mo}}		*''[[Echoes of History]]'' {{Mo}}
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Jade]]'' {{Mo}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Jade]]'' {{Mo}}

imported>Darman36: /Appearances/ Metaphorical, but still a mention

2025-03-30T23:46:07Z

Appearances: Metaphorical, but still a mention

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	*''[[Echoes of History]]'' {{Mo}}		*''[[Echoes of History]]'' {{Mo}}
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Jade]]'' {{Mo}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Jade]]'' {{Mo}}
			*''[[Animus Hub]]'' {{Mdat}}

	==References==		==References==

imported>Darman36: /Appearances/ See The Great Symposium

2025-03-11T01:45:49Z

Appearances: See The Great Symposium

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	==Known giants==		==Known giants==
	===Mesopotamian mythology===		===Mesopotamian mythology===
	<gallery captionalign="center" position="center~~" spacing="small~~" widths="180">		<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" widths="180">
	Wiki noimage.jpg\|[[Humbaba]]		Wiki noimage.jpg\|[[Humbaba]]
	</gallery>		</gallery>

	===Greek mythology===		===Greek mythology===
	<gallery captionalign="center" position="center~~" spacing="small~~" widths="180">		<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" widths="180">
	Wiki noimage.jpg\|[[Aloadai\|Ephialtes]]		Wiki noimage.jpg\|[[Aloadai\|Ephialtes]]
	Wiki noimage.jpg\|[[Orion]]		Wiki noimage.jpg\|[[Orion]]
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	===Norse mythology===		===Norse mythology===
	<gallery captionalign="center" position="center~~" spacing="small~~" widths="180">		<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" widths="180">
	ACV Ægir.jpg\|[[Ægir]]		ACV Ægir.jpg\|[[Ægir]]
	ACV DB Angrboda.PNG\|[[Aletheia\|Angrboða]]		ACV DB Angrboda.PNG\|[[Aletheia\|Angrboða]]
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	===Irish mythology===		===Irish mythology===
	<gallery captionalign="center" position="center~~" spacing="small~~" widths="180">		<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" widths="180">
	ACV Balor Fullbody HD render.png\|[[Balor]]		ACV Balor Fullbody HD render.png\|[[Balor]]
	Wiki noimage.jpg\|[[Finn McCool]]		Wiki noimage.jpg\|[[Finn McCool]]
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	==Behind the scenes==		==Behind the scenes==
	The temples in ''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' have fictional bronze pedimental ~~sculptures~~ or murals depicting the {{Wiki\|Giants (Greek mythology)\|Gigantomachy}}, the battle between the Giants and the Greek gods in Greek mythology. Furthermore, pedimental sculptures were made of marble and not bronze.<ref name="pediment">{{Twitter\|adreinhard\|status/1065085989838876672\|Andrew Reinhard\|quote=1/3 Here are some composite images I made featuring the east and west pediments and the metopes of the Parthenon both real and imagined in Assassin's Creed: Odyssey\|image=File: Andrew Reinhard - Twitter - Parthenon.png}}</ref><ref name="bronze">{{Cite web\|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/assassinscreed/comments/9mpr49/why_do_the_elgin_marbles_on_the_parthenon_are/\|title=Why do the Elgin Marbles on the Parthenon are made out bronze in the game?\|author="Tyrannosaurus90"\|publisher=''{{Wiki\|Reddit}}''\|date=9 October 2018\|accessdate=29 August 2019}}</ref>		The temples in ''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' have fictional bronze {{Wiki\|pedimental sculpture}}s or murals depicting the {{Wiki\|Giants (Greek mythology)\|Gigantomachy}}, the battle between the Giants and the Greek gods in Greek mythology. Furthermore, pedimental sculptures were made of marble and not bronze.<ref name="pediment">{{Twitter\|adreinhard\|status/1065085989838876672\|Andrew Reinhard\|quote=1/3 Here are some composite images I made featuring the east and west pediments and the metopes of the Parthenon both real and imagined in Assassin's Creed: Odyssey\|image=File: Andrew Reinhard - Twitter - Parthenon.png}}</ref><ref name="bronze">{{Cite web\|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/assassinscreed/comments/9mpr49/why_do_the_elgin_marbles_on_the_parthenon_are/\|title=Why do the Elgin Marbles on the Parthenon are made out bronze in the game?\|author="Tyrannosaurus90"\|publisher=''{{Wiki\|Reddit}}''\|date=9 October 2018\|accessdate=29 August 2019}}</ref>

	==Gallery==		==Gallery==
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	**''[[The Forgotten Saga]]'' {{Mo}}		**''[[The Forgotten Saga]]'' {{Mo}}
	*''[[Discovery Tour: Viking Age]]'' {{Mo}}		*''[[Discovery Tour: Viking Age]]'' {{Mo}}
			*''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' {{Mo}}
	*''[[Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Forgotten Myths]]''		*''[[Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Forgotten Myths]]''
	*''[[Echoes of History]]'' {{Mo}}		*''[[Echoes of History]]'' {{Mo}}

imported>Soranin: /* Ireland */

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Ireland

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	===Ireland===		===Ireland===
	In [[Irish mythology]], the ancient {{Wiki\|~~Formorians~~\|~~Formorian~~}} called [[Balor]] was interpreted as a giant. Odin once fought it, but was either unable or unwilling to kill the old deity.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – [[Wrath of the Druids]]'' – [[Amber Sun]]</ref> Various tales also said the folkloric hero [[Finn McCool]] was the giant responsible for building the [[Giant's Causeway]] in northern [[Ulster]].<ref name="Note">''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Wrath of the Druids'' – [[Viking Expansion notes]]: "A Letter from Frankia"</ref>		In [[Irish mythology]], the ancient {{Wiki\|Fomorians\|Fomorian}} called [[Balor]] was interpreted as a giant. Odin once fought it, but was either unable or unwilling to kill the old deity.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – [[Wrath of the Druids]]'' – [[Amber Sun]]</ref> Various tales also said the folkloric hero [[Finn McCool]] was the giant responsible for building the [[Giant's Causeway]] in northern [[Ulster]].<ref name="Note">''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Wrath of the Druids'' – [[Viking Expansion notes]]: "A Letter from Frankia"</ref>

	==Legacy==		==Legacy==

imported>Soranin at 15:36, 23 August 2023

2023-08-23T15:36:55Z

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	*''[[Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Forgotten Myths]]''		*''[[Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Forgotten Myths]]''
	*''[[Echoes of History]]'' {{Mo}}		*''[[Echoes of History]]'' {{Mo}}
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: ~~Codename~~ Jade]]'' {{Mo}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Jade]]'' {{Mo}}

	==References==		==References==