From: simon_hibbs2 <simon.hibbs_at_C2J6R6MA17o7aCIdgwHSER2nPqEx16lLUE4VIJX7V4evFi_sMwHeMaCMA0vfhoP0>
Date: Fri, 25 May 2007 13:12:32 -0000
> > Since there's an awful lot of this sort of stuff going on... > > (1) Giants... > Giants seem to feature a lot in N. European mythology, battling
against the
> gods and so on (though I'm pig ignorant on this, BTW).
I think the Titans of Greek mythology are a reasonable real world
mythological parallel. Some of them turned into mountains too, such as
Atlas who carries the sky on his back.