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 chinese · Phù Đổng Thiên Vương'Heavenly King of Phù Đổng' — the boy-giant who routed the Ân invadersLĩnh Nam chích quái; Việt điện u linh tập (primary)
• 沖天神王 chinese · Xung Thiên Thần Vương'Divine King Who Soared to Heaven' — his enfeoffment titleViệt điện u linh tập; Lý dynasty enfeoffment (secondary)

Sources

• Thánh Gióng (Phù Đổng Thiên Vương) is the boy-giant hero who, in the reign of a Hùng king, defeated the Ân invaders on an iron horse and is counted among the Four Immortals.: Lĩnh Nam chích quái, 'Phù Đổng Thiên Vương', 14th–15th c. (primary); Đại Việt sử ký toàn thư, outer annals, 1479 (primary)
• The Gióng Festival of Phù Đổng and Sóc temples re-enacting his battle is inscribed on UNESCO's list of Intangible Cultural Heritage (2010).: UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, 'Giong Festival of Phù Đổng and Sóc temples', inscribed 2010 (secondary)