Giants

** Giants ** By Jake Stanko **__Key Points __** Backround  The word Giant derives from the Greek word Gigantes, which means “the earth-born.” Giants appear in myths of all different origins. In Greek mythology, they were the children of Uranus and Gaia. Uranus was the sky and Gaia was mother earth. A total of twenty four were born at a place called Thracian Phlegra or place of burning. The giants were much like humans, except they were around ten feet tall. They also had long hair and beards. Often times, giants were equipped with a spear and armor. Because of their size, they could work faster and fight harder than a regular human. Their size and strength made the giants more powerful and more god-like than the humans. 
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 * Total of 24
 * 10 Feet Tall
 * Very Strong/Powerful When on Their Homeland
 * Created to Attack Mount Olympus
 * Killed by Hercules

__Attacking Mount Olympus__ The giants were created by Gaia to overthrow Zeus’s kingdom of Mount Olympus. Zeus had gained control of Gaia’s other children, the Titans ten years prior. The Titans capture made Gaia want to get revenge. Gaia then commanded her giants to attack Mount Olympus and kill the Olympians. The giants began to throw large objects like trees and boulders at the kingdom. It looked like the end of Mount Olympus. 

__End of the Giants __ <span style="color: rgb(14, 0, 250); font-family: Georgia,serif;"> There was a myth, that said there was one mortal who could save the Olympians. This mortal happened to be Hercules. Hercules used his extreme strength to carry the giants away from their home ground because the ground was their source of power. They only had power when standing on their homeland when they were not they became weak. Then eventually one by one, Hercules had killed all twenty four, saving Mount Olympus.

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