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Before: My research proves that in classical myth, giants represented the forces of nature and could’ve been either very good or absolutely awful. So, whilst the Greek god Talus looked out for Crete, another one, Geryon, was always taking the mickey out of travellers to the island. In exactly the same way, the single-eyed giants which went by the name of Cyclops started off as craftsmen whose jobs involved making mythical armour. In myth, they were often reckoned to be man-eaters though, who didn’t care about what laws they broke (Cotterell, 1996).
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After: Research indicates that, in classical mythology, giants represented the forces of nature and that, in many cases, their characters could be either good or bad. Whilst the Greek god Talus, for example, protected the island of Crete from harm, another, Geryon, preyed on vulnerable travellers to its shores. Similarly, the single-eyed giants called Cyclops were known not only as reputable craftsmen, but also as lawless man-eaters. (Cotterell, 1996).
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