TYPHŒUS, a giant with a hundred heads, fearful eyes, and most terrible voice. He was the father of the Harpies. Zeus [Jupiter] killed him with a thunderbolt, and he lies buried under Mount Etna.—Hesiod, _Theogony_. TYPHON, son of Typhœus, a giant with a hundred heads. He was so tall that he touched heaven with his head. His offspring were Gorgon, Geryon, Cerberos, and the hydra of Lernê. He lies buried under Mount Etna.—Homer, _Hymns_. WIDENOSTRILS, a huge giant, who lived on windmills, and died from eating a lump of fresh butter.—Rabelais, _Pantagruel_ iv. 17. YOHAK, the giant guardian of the caves of Babylon.—Southey, _Talaba_, v. ⁂ Those who wish to pursue this subject further, should consult the notes of Duchat, bk. ii. 1 of his _Œuvres de Rabelais_. =Giants in Real Life.= ANAK, father of the Anakim. The Hebrew spies said they themselves were mere grasshoppers in comparison to these giants.—_Josh._ xv. 14; _Judges_ i. 20; _Numb._ xiii. 33. ANAK, 7 feet 8 inches at the age of 26. Exhibited in London, 1862-5. Born at Ramonchamp, in the Vosges (1 _syl._), 1840. His real name was Joseph Brice. ANDRON´ICUS II., 10 feet. Grandson of Alexius Comnēnus. Nicetas asserts that he had seen him. BAMFORD (_Edward_), 7 feet 4 inches. Died in 1768, and was buried in St. Dunstan’s Churchyard. BATES (_Captain_), 7 feet 11 inches; of Kentucky. Exhibited in London, 1871. BLACKER (_Henry_), 7 feet 4 inches, and most symmetrical. Born at Cuckfield, Sussex, in 1724. Generally called “The British Giant.” BRADLEY, 7 feet 8 inches at death. Born at Market Weighton, in Yorkshire. His right hand is preserved in the museum of the College of Surgeons (1798-1820). BRICE (_Joseph_), 7 feet 8 inches. His hand could span 15½ inches. BUSBY (_John_), 7 feet 9 inches; of Darfield. His brother was about the same height. CHANG-WOO-GOO, 7 feet 6 inches; of Fychou. The Chinese giant. Exhibited in London, 1865-6. CHARLEMAGNE, 8 feet nearly. He could squeeze together three horse-shoes at once with his hands. COTTER (_Patrick_), 8 feet 7½ inches. The Irish giant. A cast of his hand is preserved in the museum of the College of Surgeons (died 1802). ELEA´ZER, 7 cubits (10 feet 6 inches). The Jewish giant mentioned by Josephus. He lived in the reign of Vitellius. ELEIZEGUE (_Joachim_), 7 feet 10 inches. The Spanish giant. Exhibited in London. EVANS (_William_), 8 feet at death. Porter to Charles I. (died 1632). FRANK (_Big_), 7 feet 8 inches; weight 22 stone; girth round the chest, 58 inches. He was an Irishman, whose name was Francis Sheridan (died 1870). FRENZ (_Louis_), 7 feet 4 inches. The French giant. GABARA, 9 feet 9 inches. An Arabian giant. Pliny says he was the tallest man seen in the days of Claudius. GILLY, 8 feet. A Swede; exhibited as a show in the early part of the nineteenth century. GOLI´ATH, 6 cubits and a span (? 9 feet 4 inches).—1 _Sam._ xvii. 4, etc. His “brother” was also a giant.—2 _Sam._ xxi. 19; 1 _Chron._ xx. 5.