| Name ▲▼ | Origin ▲▼ | Description ▲▼ |
|---|---|---|
"Quinanes" | Central America | A race of giants whose traditions were prevalent at the time of the conquest of Central America. |
| King name "Rachaders" | Indian | The second tribe of giants or evil genii, who had frequently made the earth subject to their kings, but were ultimately punished by Shiva and Vishnu. Indian |
| God name "Rahu" | Blavatsky | The seizer supposed to seize the Sun and moon and thus cause eclipses. "A giant, a Demi-god, the lower part of whose body ended in a dragon or serpent's tail. During the churning of the Ocean, when the gods produced amrita -- the water of Immortality -- he stole some of it, and drinking, became immortal. The Sun and moon, who had detected him in his theft, denounced him to Vishnu, who placed him in the stellar spheres, the upper portion of his body representing the dragon's head and the lower the dragon's tail; the two being the ascending and descending nodes. Since then, Rahu wreaks his vengeance on the Sun and moon by occasionally swallowing them. The secret Doctrine, by H. P. Blavatsky |
| Demon name "Ravana" | s | The giant king-demon of Sri Lanka. One of the remaining ruling black magicians of the last days of the Atlantis period, he carried away Sita, Rama's wife, which led to the great war in the Ramayana. |
"Rephaim" | Hebrew | The sons of Raphah, a Canaanite race of giants. Hebrew |
| King name "Ritho" | Arthurian | The giant who commanded king Arthur to send him his beard to complete the lining of a robe. Arthurian |
"Ryme" | Scandinavian | The Frost giant, the enemy of the elves and fairies. At the end of the world this giant is to be the pilot of the ship Naglefare. Scandinavian |
"Skadi" | Norse | A giantess; daughter of Thjåśśe and the wife of Njord. She dwells in Thrymheim, and hangs a venom serpent over Loke's face. Norse |
| Goddess name "Skadi" | Nordic / Icelandic | Goddess. One of the AESIR goddesses. The daughter of the giant Thiåśśi and consort of the god NJORD. By tradition she lives apart from her husband, he preferring the coast and she the mountains. She is described as ski lady, a huntress who travels on skis and hunts game with a bow. She is constantly at odds with the god LOKI and on one occasion, when he had been captured and held down with stones, she tried to poison him by suspending a poisonous snake over his face. Loki's consort SIGYN saved him by collecting the venom in a bowl.... |
"Skrymer" | Norse | The name of a giant; also the name åśśumed by Utgard-Loke. Norse |
"Sokmimer" | Norse | Sokmimer [Mimer of the deep]. A giant slain by Odin. Norse |
| God name "Surt" | Norse | A fire-giant in Ragnarok who contends with the gods on the plain of Vigrid and guards Muspelheim. Norse |
"Suttung" | Norse | The giant possessor of the poetic mead. Norse |
"Svasud" | Norse | [Delightful]. The name of a giant; the father of the Sun. Norse |
"Sylea" | Greek | Mother, by Poseidon, of Sinis and Taras. She helped Heracles gather up his wandering cattle after he slew the giant Cacus and had three sons by him: Scythes, Agathyrsus and Gelonus. As adults, the three sons would conquer an area off the Black Sea called Scythia. Greek |
| Demon name "Taraka" | India | Giant-demon who had obtained all the Divine knowledge of yoga-vidya and occult powers. India |
| Spirit name "Te-Aka-la-Roe (root of all existence)" | Polynesian / Hervey Islands | Creator being. Perceived in the form of a giant worm, this being is one of three spirits which govern and ensure the permanence of the universe. He lives in the lowest part of the root of the coconut shell which represents the world.... |
| Spirit name "Te-Manava-Roa (long-lived)" | Polynesian / Hervey Islands | Creator being. Perceived in the form of a giant worm, this being is one of three spirits which govern and ensure the permanence of the universe. He lives in the highest part of the root of the coconut shell which represents the world.... |
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