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The '''Giants''' are a race of | The '''Giants''' are a race of supernatural beings, resembling [[human]]s, who can be found in numerous mythologies. | ||
==History== | |||
===Mesopotamia=== | |||
The legendary hero [[Gilgamesh]] was said to have slain the giant [[Humbaba]] in the [[Mesopotamia]]n mythology.<ref name="ACO">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]''</ref> | |||
===Greece=== | |||
In the [[Greece|Greek]] mythology they were born from [[Gaia (deity)|Gaia]] as the blood of [[Uranus]] rained down on her after [[Kronus]] castrated Uranus. | |||
According to the story as relayed by [[Barnabas]] to the [[Sparta]]n [[Mercenary|''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]].<ref name=''TiP''>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Trouble in Paradise]]</ref> | According to the story as relayed by [[Barnabas]] to the [[Sparta]]n [[Mercenary|''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]].<ref name=''TiP''>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Trouble in Paradise]]</ref> | ||
==Members== | ==Members== | ||
===Greek mythology=== | |||
*[[Orion]] | *[[Orion]] | ||
*[[Polybotes]] | *[[Polybotes]] | ||
*[[Porphyrion]] | *[[Porphyrion]] | ||
*[[Tityos]] | *[[Tityos]] | ||
===Other=== | |||
*[[Humbaba]] | |||
==Appearance== | ==Appearance== | ||
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The Giants are a race of supernatural beings, resembling humans, who can be found in numerous mythologies.
History
Mesopotamia
The legendary hero Gilgamesh was said to have slain the giant Humbaba in the Mesopotamian mythology.[1]
Greece
In the Greek mythology they were born from Gaia as the blood of Uranus rained down on her after Kronus castrated Uranus.
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.[2]