Soul beamed forth in every spark
That darted from beneath the lid,
Bright as the jewel of Giamschid,
Byron[Byron], The Giaour (1813).
She only wished the amorous monarch had shown more ardor for the carbuncle of Giamschid.—W. Beckford, Vathek (1786).
Giants of Mythology and Fable. Strabo makes mention of the skeleton of a giant 60 cubits in height. Pliny tells us of another 46 cubits. Boccaccio describes the body of a giant from bones discovered in a cave near Trapani, in Sicily, 200 cubits in length. One tooth of this “giant” weighed 200 ounces; but Kircher says the tooth and bones were those of a mastodon.
Ac´amas, one of the Cyclops.—Greek Fable.
Adamastor, the giant Spirit of the Cape. His lips were black, teeth blue, eyes shot with livid fire, and voice louder than thunder.—Camoëns, Lusiad, v.
Ægæon, the hundred-handed giant. One of the Titans.—Greek Fable.
Ag´rois, one of the giants called Titans. He was killed by the Parcæ.—Greek Fable.