Gogmagog

Cornish legendary figure
Also known as: Goëmagot

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place in Cornish legend

  • In Corineus

    Corineus killed Gogmagog (Goëmagot), the greatest of the giants inhabiting Cornwall, by hurling him from a cliff. A cliff near Totnes, Devon, is still called Giant’s Leap.

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  • Gog (left) and Magog, wooden effigies in the Guildhall, London
    In Gog and Magog

    English historian Geoffrey of Monmouth, Gogmagog, or Goëmagot, was a giant chieftain of Cornwall who was slain by Brutus’s companion Corineus.

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