Sorry, but have it indeed very busy due Christmas. Lots of relatives that come to visit or I need to visit. But to answer your question E.T. mythological creatures play a role in some of the more tales with gods and ancient stories. Such as what the old Greeks and other cultures had, for example trying to explain how the world around them works or just some stories that were once regarded achievements and over time have gained a mythological touche. A great example would be in the history, where there is a mentioning of a half giant.
It's clear to us that is probably just a tale that gained a bit of touches to make it all look better and sound nicer. Defeating somebody who is half a giant is after all better than just a common ordinary human, ain't it? Hope I explained it well enough. Else let me know. ^^
That nice posts everybody. I'll try to have one up later today.