gigantomachy

/ dʒaɪˌɡæntəʊˈmeɪkɪə; ˌdʒaɪɡænˈtɒməkɪ /

noun

1. See giant
   Greek myth the war fought between the gods of Olympus and the rebelling giants See giant
2. any battle fought between or as if between giants

Word History and Origins

Origin of gigantomachy¹

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

Example Sentences

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg