gigantomachy

gigantomachia (dʒaɪˌɡæntəʊˈmeɪkɪə)

noun plural -chies or -chias

Greek myth the war fought between the gods of Olympus and the rebelling giantsSee giant (def. 3)
any battle fought between or as if between giants

Word Origin

C17: from Greek gigantomakhia, from gigas giant + makhē battle

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Examples from the Web for gigantomachy

Historical Examples

In one of the pediments was a gigantomachy, of which some fragments have been recovered.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7
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He was then publishing his 'Typhon, or the Gigantomachy,' and dedicated it to the cardinal, with an adulatory sonnet.
The Wits and Beaux of Society
Grace Wharton and Philip Wharton

gigantomachy

gigantomachia (dʒaɪˌɡæntəʊˈmeɪkɪə)

Word Origin

Examples from the Web for gigantomachy

Historical Examples

In one of the pediments was a gigantomachy, of which some fragments have been recovered.

He was then publishing his 'Typhon, or the Gigantomachy,' and dedicated it to the cardinal, with an adulatory sonnet.