Nikitushka Lomov (myth)

Nikitushka Lomov was a fictional character from Russian mythology, a giant human with superhuman strength.

Lomov hauled barges in Russia along a river in Russian Bylina epic stories. He was reputed to be 8 feet 10 inches tall (2.7 meters) and weighed 540 pounds (245 kilograms).

History

In the 24th century, a Dissenter on the planet Rampart named himself Nikitushka Lomov after the character. He was a tall, strong human who guarded the cave entrance to Alastor and sculpted statues of mythological and fictitious characters. (TNG novel: Gulliver's Fugitives)

Appendices

Reference

• TNG novel: Gulliver's Fugitives

External link

• Background on Lomov at Google Books