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