Gigantomachy


/ˌdʒaɪɡænˈtɒməkɪ/
noun (pl) -chies, -chias
1.
(Greek myth) the war fought between the gods of Olympus and the rebelling giants See giant (sense 3)
2.
any battle fought between or as if between giants

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