The myth of giants has been an enduring element of human culture, cropping up in ancient texts and folklore across the world.

The legend of the Cyclops — the towering, one-eyed giants of Greek mythology — has long captured the imagination of ...

At the Morgan Library, 15th-century illuminated atlases embody the medieval appetite for wonder and myth.

Folklore tales explored in the display included original accounts of fairies on the Calf of Man 200 years ago, rocks thrown ...

What we think happened is that the partially digested or rotted remains of giant squid and large octopus were washing up on beaches and people were starting to guess what they might be. 'In Norway, ...

The Museum of Science and Industry’s new exhibition, ‘Giants, Dragons and Unicorns,’ pulls from fables and folklore to explain everything from creatures deep in the sea to ...

He was known as the Irish Giant and the Baltimore Giant. He toured with P.T. Barnum. He was billed as being over 8' tall. Figure 7. Hugh Murphy. Irish folklore contains many references to giants.

Folklore tales explored in the display included original accounts of fairies on the Calf of Man 200 years ago, rocks thrown by giants, a "ghostly carriage riding silently through Port St Mary" and ...