gigantomachy
The battle of the Giants (offspring of Gaia, according to Hesiod conceived from the spilt blood of Uranus) against the Olympian gods.
countable, uncountable
Here we will examine Amazonomachies, Gigantomachies, and Centauromachies; the Trojan War will be discussed in Chapter 7.
Any battle envisaged as being waged by giants against gods or against an established universal order.
countable, uncountable
Giant and dragon interchange as opponents of god or hero in folklore; in the gigantomachies we have evidence of their near-identity.
Where it comes from
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Γιγαντομαχία (Gigantomakhía), from Γίγας (Gígas, “giant”) + μάχη (mákhē, “battle”) + -ια (-ia). Compare Titanomachy, Typhonomachy, centauromachy.
Adapted from the Wiktionary entry gigantomachy (CC BY-SA 4.0).