PENTAGRUEL
French Mythology
This is the name of a giant in the classical early literature of France. PENTAGRUEL appears as the main character in the works by the author FRANCOIS RABELAIS (ca. 1494-ca. 1553), in the satires Pantagruel (1532) and later in Gargantua (1534). The name, according to the author, was derived from the GREAT PANTA, meaning "All", and the Arabic word Gruel, meaning "thirst", because he was born during a great drought. He was so vast that his cradle was made from ship's beams, and although he was chained into it he broke out by smashing the base of the cradle and released himself. In maturity he became omniscient and outshone everyone in every manner. PENTAGRUEL was the KING of the DIPSODES, and his goal was the search for the "Oracle of the Holy Bottle", during which he journeyed to Utopia.
Source: Giants, Monsters, and Dragons: An Encyclopedia of Folklore, Legend, and Myth