GALLIGANTUS, the giant who lived with Hocus-Pocus the conjuror.—_Jack the Giant-killer_. GARAGANTUA, same as Gargantua (_q.v._). GARGANTUA, a giant so large that it required 900 ells of linen for the _body_ of his shirt, and 200 more for the _gussets_; 406 ells of velvet for his shoes, and 1100 cow-hides for their soles. His toothpick was an elephant’s tusk, and 17,913 cows were required to give him milk. This was the giant who swallowed five pilgrims, with their staves, in a salad.—Rabelais, _Gargantua_. GEMMAGOG, son of the giant Oromedon, and inventor of Poulan shoes, _i.e._ shoes with a spur behind, and turned-up toes fastened to the knees. These shoes were forbidden by Charles V. of France, in 1365, but the fashion revived again.—Duchat, _Œuvres de Rabelais_ (1711). GERYON´EO, a giant with three bodies [_Philip II. of Spain_].—Spenser, _Faëry Queen_, v. 11. GIRALDA, the giantess. A statue of victory on the top of an old Moorish tower in Seville. GODMER, son of Albion, a British giant slain by Canu´tus, one of the companions of Brute.—Spenser, _Faëry Queen_, ii. 10. GOEM´AGOT, the Cornish giant who wrestled with Cori´neus (3 _syl._), and was hurled over a rock into the sea. The place where he fell was called “Lam Goëmagot.”—Geoffrey, _British History_. GOGMAGOG, king of the giant race of Albion when Brute colonized the island. He was slain by Cori´neus. The two statues of Guildhall represent Gogmagog and Corineus. The giant carries a pole-axe and spiked balls. This is the same as Goëmagot. GRANGOUSIA, the giant king of Utopia.—Rabelais, _Pantagruel_. GRANTORTO, the giant who withheld the inheritance of Ire´na.—Spenser, _Faëry Queen_, v. GRIM, the giant slain by Greatheart, because he tried to stop pilgrims on their way to the Celestial City.—Bunyan, _Pilgrim’s Progress_, ii. GRUM´BO, the giant up whose sleeve Tom Thumb crept. The giant, thinking some insect had crawled up his sleeve, gave it a shake, and Tom fell into the sea, when a fish swallowed him.—_Tom Thumb_. GYGES, who had fifty heads and a hundred hands. He was one of the Titans.—_Greek Fable_. HAPMOUCHE, the giant “fly-catcher.” He invented the drying and smoking of neats’ tongues.—Duchat, _Œuvres de Rabelais_ (1711). HIPPOL´YTOS, one of the giants who made war with the gods. He was killed by Hermês.—_Greek Fable_. HRASVELG, the giant who keeps watch over the Tree of Life, and devours the dead.—_Scandinavian Mythology_. HURTALI, a giant in the time of the Flood. He was too large of stature to get into the ark, and therefore rode straddle-legs on the roof. He perpetuated the giant race. Atlas was his grandson. INDRACITTRAN, a famous giant of Indian mythology. JOTUN, the giant of Jötunheim or Giant-land, in Scandinavian story. JULIANCE, a giant of Arthurian romance. KIFRI, the giant of atheism and infidelity. KOTTOS, a giant with a hundred hands. One of the Titans.—_Greek Fable_.