Gog And Magog ,.These names occur unconnected in Genesis and 1 Chronicles as the names of several persons; Magog, in the ethnological table of the former book (ch. x.), being the second son of Japheth, and brother of Gomer and Madai, who are generally considered to represent the Cimmerians and Medes respectively. In Ezekiel Gog and Magog are connectedly used to designate a prince and a people of the north, apparently of the Scythian race. In the book of Revelations the words denote the enemies of Christianity who were doomed to destruction. The two famous effigies in Guildhall, London, known as Gog and Magog, have been from time immemorial the pride of the city. There are various legends relating to them. According to one, they represent the last survivors of a race of giants who infested Britain, and were extirpated by the Trojans who came there soon after the destruction of Troy. They were chained as porters before the palace gates, and when they died their effigies took their place. Another legend says that one of the giants is Gog-magog, and the other Corineus, a British giant who killed him. The effigies, originally of wickerwork and pasteboard, were borne about in public shows and processions as early as 1415, and probably long before.

The present ones, carved in wood, and hollow, were set up in 1708. They stand upon octagonal pedestals, and are 14 ft. high.