List of giant animals in mythology
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A giant animal in mythology is gigantic in the narrated myth, either large for their species or in relation to mankind.
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[edit] Supernatural giant animals
- Genbu
- Roc
- Cerberus
- Onikuma
- Baku
- Chimera
- Nemean Lion
- Peuchen
- Grendel
- Gyūki
- Byakko
- Seiryu
- Questing Beast
- Suzaku
- Lernaean Hydra
- Timingila
- Yacumama
- Bake-kujira
- Isonade
- Midgard snake
- Ayakashi
- Fenghuang
[edit] Cryptozoological giants
- Lusca, Octopus giganteus, a kind of giant octopus, (not to be confused with the Giant Pacific Octopus etc. genus Enteroctopus, confirmed species [1], which grow to about thirty feet in length), supposedly live off Bermuda and in blue holes, and which grow over 75-foot (23 m) long, and are B-movie staples. They are often considered to be the origin of globsters, and in some cases may be misidentified squid. [2]
- Lake monsters, such as Nessie, Champ, and the Ogopogo
- Big mystery cats (such as the Beast of Bodmin)
- The Kraken, giant octopus.
- Bunyip, a mythical Australian animal
- Giant Wolf
- Bigfoot, alleged to be the largest living primate, up to 9 feet (2.7 m) tall.
- Yeti, abominable snowman
- Giglioli's Whale, unidentifiable whale
- Sewer alligator
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
[edit] References
Wood, Animal Facts and Feats, Third Edition, ISBN 0-85112-235-3
