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Definitions of ‘giant’ giant (noun) Synonyms: colossus, monster, Hercules, Goliath, Titan, Cyclops, Brobdingnagian, ogre

Acis (A´cis). A Sicilian shepherd, loved by the nymph Galatea. One of the [[Cyclops (mythology)]] who was jealous of him […]

Aesculapius (Aescula´pius), the god of physic, was a son of [[Apollo (mythology)]]. He was physician to the [[Argonauts (mythology)]] in […]

Brontes (Bront´es), one of the [[Cyclops (mythology)]]. He is the personification of a blacksmith.

Cyclops (Cy´clops) or Cyclopes (Cy´clopes) were the gigantic, one-eyed workmen of [[Vulcan (mythology)]], who made [[Jove (mythology)]]’s thunderbolts. Hesiod gives […]

Eye of one, see [[Cyclops (mythology)]] and [[Glaukopis (mythology)]].

Galataea (Galatae´a). A sea nymph. [[Polyphemus (mythology)]], one of the [[Cyclops (mythology)]], loved her, but she disdained his attentions and […]

Orion (Ori´on). A handsome hunter, of great stature, who was blinded by Oenopion for a grievous wrong done to Merope, […]

Polyphemus (Polyphe´mus), one of the most celebrated of the [[Cyclops (mythology)]], a son of the nymph Thoosa and [[Neptune (mythology)]], […]

Thunderbolts see [[Cyclops (mythology)]].