Cabbage - Cabbage

Japanese: カブラカン - かぶらかん
Cabbage - Cabbage

…(2) Legends of giants as violent ancient gods who resist the formation of a new order. Examples include the Gigantes and Titans of ancient Greek mythology, and Cabracan and Xipacná in the Popol Vuh mythology of the Quiche indigenous peoples of Guatemala. (3) Myths of strange creatures about unknown, foreign peoples, such as the image that Europeans had of the inhabitants of distant Asia up until the 15th century. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Kabrakan" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…(2)新秩序の形成に抵抗する荒ぶる古神としての巨人伝説。古代ギリシア神話のギガンテスやティタン,グアテマラのキチェー族原住民のポポル・ブフ神話のカブラカンCabracánやシパクナーXipacnáなどがこれに当たる。(3)15世紀までのヨーロッパ人が遠いアジア地方の住民について抱いたイメージのような,未知の異民族に関する異形神話。…

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