Chapter Gesa to Giants in Real Life of G by Brewer's Readers Handbook

(85) Orgoglio, a giant thrice the height of an ordinary man. He took captive the Red Cross Knight, but was slain by king Arthur.—Spenser: Faërio Queene, i.

(86) Orion, a giant hunter, noted for his beauty. He was slain by Diana, and made a constellation,—Greek Fable.

(87) Otos, a giant, brother of Ephialtês. They both grew 9 inches every month. According to Pliny, he was 46 cubits (66 feet) in height.—Greek Fable.

(88) Pallas, one of the giants called Titans. Minerva flayed him, and used his skin for armour; hence she was called Pallas Minerva.—Greek Fable.

(89) Pantagruel, son of Gargantua, and last of the race of giants.—Rabelais.

(90) Polybotes , one of the giants who fought against the gods. The sea-god pursued him to the island of Cos, and, tearing away a part of the island, threw it on him and buried him beneath the mass.—Greek Fable.

(91) Polyphemos, king of the Cyclops. His ske leton was found at Trapani, in Sicily, in the fourteenth century, by which it is calculated that his height was 300 feet.—Greek Fable.

(92) Porphyrion, one of the giants who made war with the gods. He hurled the island of Delos against Zeus; but Zeus, with the aid of Herculês, overcame him.—Greek Fable.

(93) Pyracmon, one of the Cyclops.—Greek Fable.

(94) Ritho, the giant who commanded king Arthur to send his beard to complete the lining of a robe.—Arthurian Romance.

(95) Slay-Good, a giant slain by Great-heart.—Bunyan: Pilgrim’s Progress, ii.

(96) Steropes, one of the Cyclops.—Greek Fable.

(97) Tartaro, the Cyclops of Basque legendary lore.

(98) Teutobochus, a king, whose remains were discovered in 1613, near the river Rhone. His tomb was 30 feet long.—Mazurier: Histoire Véritable du Géant Teutobochus (1618).

(99) Thaon, one of the giants who made war with the gods. He was killed by the Parcæ.—Hesiod: Theogony.

(100) Titans, a race of giants.—Greek Fable.

(101) Tityos, a giant whose bo dy covered nine acres of land. He tried to defile Latona; but Apollo cast him into Tartarus, where a vulture fed on his liver, which grew again as fast as it was devoured.—Greek Fable.

(102) Typhœus, a giant with a hundred heads, fearful eyes, and most terrible voice. He was the father of the Harpies. Zeus [Jupiter] killed him with a thunderbolt, and he lies buried under mount Etna.—Hesiod: Theogony.

(103) Typhon, son of Typhœus, a giant with a hundred heads. He was so tall that his heads touched heaven. His offspring were Gorgon, Geryon, Cerberos, and the hydra of Lernê. Typhon lies buried under mount Etna.—Homer: Hymns.

(104) Wide-Nostrils, a huge giant, who lived on windmills, and died from eating a lump of fresh butter.—Rabelais: Pantagruel, iv. 17.