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gigantomachy

name · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /d͡ʒaɪɡænˈtɒməki/

1

name

Meaning 1

Alternative letter-case form of gigantomachy.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of

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noun

Meaning 2

The battle of the Giants (offspring of Gaia, according to Hesiod conceived from the spilt blood of Uranus) against the Olympian gods.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Greek, countable, uncountable

Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences

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3

noun

Meaning 3

Any battle envisaged as being waged by giants against gods or against an established universal order.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: broadly, countable, uncountable

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History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: gigantomàquia — uprising of the Giants against the Olympian gods
  • Finnish: gigantomakhia — uprising of the Giants against the Olympian gods
  • French: gigantomachie — uprising of the Giants against the Olympian gods
  • Italian: gigantomachia — uprising of the Giants against the Olympian gods
  • Polish: gigantomachia — uprising of the Giants against the Olympian gods
  • Portuguese: gigantomaquia — uprising of the Giants against the Olympian gods
  • Romanian: gigantomahie — uprising of the Giants against the Olympian gods
  • Spanish: gigantomaquia — uprising of the Giants against the Olympian gods