Board Thread:Warrior's Pub/@comment-11361577-20190722170412/@comment-422690-20190722180154

The actual myths surrounding the Gigantes are murky and tangled; in fact, the Gigantomachy is regularly conflated with the Titanomachy, and the Gigantes are frequently given traits more akin to the Titans and Hecatonchiers.

Of particular note is that, according to some sources (mostly a summary of the Apollodorus, the most complete account of the Gigantomachy to date) suggests that the Gigantes' success was due to prophetic intervention that required Heracles to participate in the war for them to die.

The Fomorians - and most of the Irish Mythological cycle, to boot - are similarly vague, thanks to Christians bastardizing everything to fit their theology. Based on the various accounts of Balor of the Evil Eye, we can also say they have fairly advanced supernatural abilities, be it the ability to create Balor's eye (a potion that acted on it when he saw it) or Balor himself. Also of note was that the Fomorians were ultimately killed by Lugh using an enchanted spear to force Balor's eye onto his own men.

Essentially, whether or not this is unfair and in who's favor could be a Theology PhD thesis. I would support a validity challenge, however, as CS seems to have mixed several myths together for the Gigantes, as their size and their snake limbs are from different sources.