Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The mythological war of the giants against Zeus, symbolizing the antagonism between terrestrial and oceanic and celestial forces: a favorite subject in all departments of ancient classical art.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A war of giants; especially, the fabulous war of the giants against heaven.
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- noun mythology In Greek mythology, the uprising of the
Gigantes against the Olympian gods.
Etymologies
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Examples
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The only people who won't like this site are morosophs and misosophs! cynartomachy -- bear-baiting using dogs gigantomachy -- war of giants against the gods pneumatomachy -- denial of the divinity of the Holy Ghost Link
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The subject is the gigantomachy, i.e., the battle between the gods and the rebellious sons of earth (cf. page 134).
A History of Greek Art Frank Bigelow Tarbell 1886
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We have therefore here a scene from one of the favorite subjects of Greek art at all periods -- the gigantomachy, or battle of gods and giants.
A History of Greek Art Frank Bigelow Tarbell 1886
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The frieze from Priene representing a gigantomachy was not a part of the temple there (Wolters, _Jahrbuch des deutschen arch.
qms commented on the word gigantomachy
We often respond rather comically
To sounds we produce anatomically.
Our rumbles and farts
Suggest martial arts
And sometimes a new gigantomachy.
August 27, 2018