English Explanatory Dictionary

gigantomachy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The battle of the Giants (offspring of Gaia, according to Hesiod conceived from the spilt blood of Uranus) against the Olympian gods.
  2. Any battle envisaged as being waged by giants against gods or against an established universal order.
name
  1. Alternative letter-case form of gigantomachy.

Pronunciation

/d͡ʒaɪɡænˈtɒməki/

Word forms

gigantomachy gigantomachies the Gigantomachy

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Γιγαντομαχία (Gigantomakhía), from Γίγας (Gígas, “giant”) + μάχη (mákhē, “battle”) + -ια (-ia). Compare Titanomachy, Typhonomachy, centauromachy.

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