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In [[Norse mythology]], the ''[[jötnar]]'' who primarily lived in the icy [[Nine Realms|realm]] of [[Jötunheimr]] were often colloquially called "frost giants" and were lead by their king, [[Jupiter|Suttungr]].<ref name="ACV">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]''</ref> The [[Muspels]], another ''jötnar'' group commonly termed "fire giants",<ref name="ForgottenMyths2">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Forgotten Myths]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Forgotten Myths 2|Issue #2]]</ref> lived in the fiery area of [[Múspellsheimr]], ruled by [[Surtr]].<ref name="Ragnarok">''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – [[Dawn of Ragnarök]]''</ref> Both factions had regular conflicts with the [[Isu]] [[Odin]] and the other members of the [[Æsir]] in [[Asgard]].<ref name="ACV"/><ref name="Ragnarok"/> | In [[Norse mythology]], the ''[[jötnar]]'' who primarily lived in the icy [[Nine Realms|realm]] of [[Jötunheimr]] were often colloquially called "frost giants" and were lead by their king, [[Jupiter|Suttungr]].<ref name="ACV">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]''</ref> The [[Muspels]], another ''jötnar'' group commonly termed "fire giants",<ref name="ForgottenMyths2">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Forgotten Myths]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Forgotten Myths 2|Issue #2]]</ref> lived in the fiery area of [[Múspellsheimr]], ruled by [[Surtr]].<ref name="Ragnarok">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]] – [[Dawn of Ragnarök]]''</ref> Both factions had regular conflicts with the [[Isu]] [[Odin]] and the other members of the [[Æsir]] in [[Asgard]].<ref name="ACV"/><ref name="Ragnarok"/> | ||
===Ireland=== | ===Ireland=== | ||
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> | 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== | ||
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The giants are a race of supernatural beings, resembling humans, who can be found in numerous mythologies.
History[edit | edit source]
Mesopotamia[edit | edit source]
In 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.[1]
Greece[edit | edit source]
In the Greek mythology, the giants were born from Gaia as the blood of Uranus rained down on her after Kronos castrated Uranus. At some point, the description of the giants in Greek mythology came to include them having serpents for legs. Best known for their battle against the Olympians, the giants sought to avenge the Titans the new gods had overthrown in the Titanomachy, but failed.[2]
According to the story as relayed by Barnabas to the Spartan misthios Kassandra during the Peloponnesian War, the Greek island of Mykonos was built on or out of the corpses of the giants slain by the legendary hero Herakles.[3]
Norway[edit | edit source]
In Norse mythology, the jötnar who primarily lived in the icy realm of Jötunheimr were often colloquially called "frost giants" and were lead by their king, Suttungr.[4] The Muspels, another jötnar group commonly termed "fire giants",[5] lived in the fiery area of Múspellsheimr, ruled by Surtr.[6] Both factions had regular conflicts with the Isu Odin and the other members of the Æsir in Asgard.[4][6]
Ireland[edit | edit source]
In Irish mythology, the ancient Fomorian called Balor was interpreted as a giant. Odin once fought it, but was either unable or unwilling to kill the old deity.[7] Various tales also said the folkloric hero Finn McCool was the giant responsible for building the Giant's Causeway in northern Ulster.[8]
Legacy[edit | edit source]
Due to giants' mythical significance, people of unusually large stature were often described as or given the epithet of "the giant", as was the case with the French guard Antoine Moreau during the Hundred Years' War.[9]
Known giants[edit | edit source]
Greek mythology[edit | edit source]
Norse mythology[edit | edit source]
Other[edit | edit source]
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Balor
Irish mythology -
Finn McCool
Irish mythology -
Goliath
Biblical mythology -
Humbaba
Mesopotamian mythology
Behind the scenes[edit | edit source]
The temples in Assassin's Creed: Odyssey have fictional bronze pedimental sculptures or murals depicting the Gigantomachy, the battle between the Giants and the Greek gods in Greek mythology. Furthermore, pedimental sculptures were made of marble and not bronze.[10][11]
Gallery[edit | edit source]
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A relief featuring snake-legged giants standing -
Mural of snake-legged giants battling
Appearances[edit | edit source]
- Assassin's Creed: Origins (mentioned only)
- Assassin's Creed: Odyssey (mentioned only)
- Assassin's Creed: Valhalla (as jötnar)
- Wrath of the Druids
- Dawn of Ragnarök
- The Forgotten Saga (mentioned only)
- Discovery Tour: Viking Age (mentioned only)
- Assassin's Creed: Mirage (mentioned only)
- Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Forgotten Myths
- Echoes of History (mentioned only)
- Assassin's Creed: Jade (mentioned only)
- Animus Hub (mentioned in Database entry only)
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Origins
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Trouble in Paradise
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Assassin's Creed: Valhalla
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Forgotten Myths – Issue #2
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Dawn of Ragnarök
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Wrath of the Druids – Amber Sun
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Wrath of the Druids – Viking Expansion notes: "A Letter from Frankia"
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Heresy – Chapter 8
- ↑
Andrew Reinhard (@adreinhard) on Twitter "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" (screenshot)
- ↑ "Tyrannosaurus90" (9 October 2018). Why do the Elgin Marbles on the Parthenon are made out bronze in the game?. Reddit. Retrieved on 29 August 2019.
