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Meaning of gigantomachy

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

gigantomachy

Pronunciation:/dʒaɪɡænˈtɒməki/

noun

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  1. 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.