Holy Giant of Phù Đổng

Demigod / culture-hero (a deified mortal child of miraculous origin) — classed as demigod per schema. English title leads name.primary; native Thánh Gióng with chữ Nôm 聖揀 and the canonical title Phù Đổng Thiên Vương (扶董天王) in transliterations/alt.

Domains

• war and defence of the realm
• heaven celestial realm

Powers

• Grows overnight from a mute infant into a towering warrior
• Routs the invaders then rides his iron horse up into the sky

Epithets

• 扶董天王
• 沖天神王

Sources

• Lĩnh Nam chích quái, 'Phù Đổng Thiên Vương', 14th–15th c.
• Đại Việt sử ký toàn thư, outer annals, 1479
• UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, 'Giong Festival of Phù Đổng and Sóc temples', inscribed 2010