Gigas

Japanese: Gigas
Gigas

…Giant race in Greek mythology. The singular form is Gigas, the origin of the English word giant. When Uranus, the god of the sky, had his genitals cut off by his son Cronus, the blood that dripped from his body gave birth to Gaia, the earth. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Gigas" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…ギリシア神話の巨人族。英語のgiantの語源で単数形はギガスGigas。天空神ウラノスがその子クロノスに陽物を切り落とされたとき,滴り落ちた血で大地ガイアがみごもって生まれた。…

※「Gigas」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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