Titanomachy

== English == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek Τῑτᾱνομαχίᾱ (Tītānomakhíā), from Τῑτᾱ́ν (Tītā́n, “Titan”) + μάχη (mákhē, “battle”) + -ια (-ia). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌtaɪtəˈnɒməki/ === Proper noun === the Titanomachy (Greek mythology) The mythological war between the Titans and the Olympian gods. 1966, M. L. West (editor), Hesiod, Theogony: edited with prolegomena and commentary by M.L. West, Oxford University Press (Clarendon Press), page 337, A more important difference between the Titanomachy and Ragnarok is that the Norse gods, the Æsir, do not fight against other gods who are afterwards bound, but against an assortment of giants and monsters who have hitherto been bound […] . ==== Synonyms ==== (mythological war between Titans and Olympian gods): Battle of the Gods, Battle of the Titans, Titan War, War of the Titans ==== Translations ==== === Noun === Titanomachy (plural Titanomachies) (usually singular, by extension) Any fight between two great forces. ==== Further reading ==== Titanomachy on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Titanomachy (epic poem) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Theogony on Wikipedia.Wikipedia