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Gigantes
[ ji-gan-teez ]
plural noun
, Classical Mythology
- huge monsters, the children of Gaia, who fought the Olympians but were defeated by them.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Gigantes1
First recorded in 1690–1710; from Latin, from Greek Gígantes, plural of Gígas; giant ( def )
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Example Sentences
Oromedon or Eurymedon was the king of the Gigantes, mentioned in Odyssey vii.
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Pigmi gigantum humeris impositi plusquam ipsi gigantes vident—Dwarfs on a giant's back see more than the giant himself.
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The beams carry a large pediment, originally adorned with groups of statues representing Jupiter's victories over the Gigantes.
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Neve foret terris securior arduus ther,Affectasse ferunt regnum celeste gigantes;Attaque congestos struxisse ad sidera montes.
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