giant Archive

Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - As Christmas draws near, children eagerly anticipate the arrival of Santa Claus, hoping for gifts that reward their good behavior. The familiar tale

A.Sutherland  - AncientPages.com - The cathedral-like structure - the least-visited and unique place in the world - is located on the barren and uninhabited island of Staffa, six

Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - It has been decided the skeleton of the Irish Giant Charles Byrne will not be part of the controversial exhibition at the Hunterian

Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Ancient people left behind many structures and carvings that intrigue us, but it’s not always clear who made what, when, and why. In

Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - It’s a remarkable work of the ancients that, for some reason, was never finished. The giant statue of Kouros of Apollonas has been

AncientPages.com - In 1976 paleoanthropologist Mary Leakey and other scientists reported that they’d found ancient hominin footprints at a site in Laetoli, northeastern Tanzania. The footprints were frozen

A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - In Norse mythology, Thor is a god who protects the Aesir gods and humans from giants and monsters. Thor fights with his main enemy, the serpent of Midgard, and

A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - In Irish mythology, Balor and the Fomorians represent the powers of darkness, evil, and death. Balor was the king of the Fomorians. Like

Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Polyphemus, whose name means "abounding in songs and legends," was a famous one-eyed giant in Greek mythology. He was the son of god Poseidon

Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - This giant, very oddly-shaped rock is remarkable. It could be of great historical importance, but it's also possible it's just an unusual natural

Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Some years ago, a group of scientists announced they had discovered graves of giants in Syria. Among them was the grave of Abel, the