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Gian ben Gian (g soft)

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King of the Ginns or Genii, and founder of the Pyramids. He was overthrown by Azaʹzil or Lucifer. (Arab superstitions.)

 

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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.

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Gethsemane
Gewgaw (g hard)
Ghebers or Guebres
Ghibelline (g hard)
Ghost
Ghoul
Giaffir (Djaf-fir)
Giall
Giallar Bridge
Giallar Horn (The)
Gian ben Gian (g soft)
Giant of Literature (The)
Giants (g soft)
(5) Giants of Mythology
(6) Giants of Real Life
Giant’s Causeway
Giants Dance (The)
Giant’s Leap (The)
Giants War with Jove (The)
Giaour (jow-er)
Gib (g soft)