gigantomachy

== English == === Alternative forms === Gigantomachy === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Γιγαντομαχία (Gigantomakhía), from Γίγας (Gígas, “giant”) + μάχη (mákhē, “battle”) + -ια (-ia). Compare Titanomachy, Typhonomachy, centauromachy. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /d͡ʒaɪɡænˈtɒməki/ === Noun === gigantomachy (countable and uncountable, plural gigantomachies) (Greek mythology) The battle of the Giants (offspring of Gaia, according to Hesiod conceived from the spilt blood of Uranus) against the Olympian gods. (by extension) Any battle envisaged as being waged by giants against gods or against an established universal order. ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === Giants (Greek mythology) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Damastor on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Pallas (Giant) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia