How terrifying is the legendary giant?

Human beings actually have a kind of worship of the strong deep in their hearts. There are legends of giants in both the East and the West. They are huge in body, as powerful as dragons, and have ferocious temperaments. They are often considered villains in film and television works. Characters, such as Pangu, Chi You, Kuafu in the East, Titan, Cyclops, Red-haired Giant, etc. in the West, many people think that they are the product of human beings' lust due to the worship of the strong. However, in ancient times, even Giant animals like dinosaurs once existed. In fact, the existence of giants may not be surprising. So what kind of giant deeds have existed in the East and West?

First, let’s talk about the legends and records of giants in our country. The ancient Chinese book "The Classic of Mountains and Seas" contains records of the deeds of many giants. The most famous among them is Kuafu in Kuafu Zhuri. According to legend, the Kuafu tribe is good at running, possesses great strength, and can move mountains and fill the sea. In ancient times, the Kuafu tribe once helped the Chiyou tribe against the Yellow Emperor tribe, and was finally defeated. Huang Di was defeated.

Another record is that of the Cyclops tribe near the Altai Mountains in Xinjiang. They are called the ghost tribe in "The Classic of Mountains and Seas". These cyclops are vicious and like to eat human flesh. They usually capture humans alive and bring them back to the village to eat. It is said that as long as there has been a Cyclops village, there will be bones scattered outside the village. Interestingly, in modern times, Chinese and Soviet scholars did discover a large number of Cyclops murals in the Altai Mountains of Xinjiang. It seems that this is not nonsense in the Book of Mountains and Seas.

During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the world was in chaos, and a giant in Wuwei, Anhui took the opportunity to attack surrounding villages. They broke into villages, killed or drove away men, and stole food and women. Because they are giants with great strength, ordinary people using cold weapons are no match for them. The area around Wuwei, Anhui was once controlled by giants, and ordinary farmers fled one after another. Years later, ordinary villagers finally discovered the giants' flaws. They are too large and slow to dodge arrows and stone throws.

As a result, many ordinary villagers in Wuwei united and launched an attack on the village occupied by the giant. They did not engage in hand-to-hand combat with giants, but instead shot arrows from a distance and hurled stones with slings. This trick really works. Most of the giants were killed and wounded, and the rest fled in despair, disappearing without a trace. The villagers wiped out several of the giant's villages and rescued the robbed women.

If the above-mentioned deeds of giants seem to you to be too long ago and are suspected of being distorted, then the giants recorded in official history should exist. The original text of the first volume of "The Book of the Later Han Dynasty" "The First Chronicle of Emperor Guangwu": "In the early days, Wang Mang conquered hundreds of people from sixty-three families who were capable of military arts in the world, and they were regarded as military officials; he selected and trained martial arts, recruited warriors, carried banners and baggage, and traveled thousands of miles. At that time, there were giants, one foot long and ten sieves in size, who were used as base guards. They also drove wild beasts such as tigers, leopards, rhinoceros, and elephants to increase their power. This was unprecedented since the Qin and Han Dynasties. Han ruler 1 zhang = 231cm, but it is said that this giant is actually over three meters tall and is a war machine on the battlefield.