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Titanomachy

/ˌtaɪtəˈnɒməki/

Titanomachy proper noun: the mythological war between the Titans and the Olympian gods.

Proper noun

the Titanomachy

  1. (Greek) The mythological war between the Titans and the Olympian gods.
    • A more important difference between the Titanomachy and Ragnarok is that the Norse gods, the Æsir, do not fight against other gods who are afterwards bound, but against an assortment of giants and monsters who have hitherto been bound […] .1966, M. L. West (editor), Hesiod, Theogony: edited with prolegomena and commentary by M.L. West, Oxford University Press (Clarendon Press), page 337
    • His^([Thallus’]) history was arranged in three books, and, in part, by olympiads, and covered material from the Titanomachy (dated to 322 years before the Trojan war) to at least the Crucifixion.2001, Benjamin Garstad, “Theophilus of Antioch, Pseudo-Justin, and Thallus' Treatment of Moses”, in M. F. Wiles, E. J. Yarnold, P. M. Parvis, editors, Studia Patristica, Vol. XXXVI: Papers presented...
    Synonyms:
    Battle of the Gods, Battle of the Titans, Titan War, War of the Titans

Noun

Titanomachy (plural Titanomachies)

  1. (broadly, singular, usually) Any fight between two great forces.

Synonyms of Titanomachy

  • Battle of the Gods
  • Battle of the Titans
  • Titan War
  • War of the Titans

Forms of Titanomachy

pluralTitanomachies

Origin of Titanomachy

From Ancient Greek Τῑτᾱνομαχίᾱ (Tītānomakhíā), from Τῑτᾱ́ν (Tītā́n, “Titan”) + μάχη (mákhē, “battle”) + -ια (-ia).

Questions about Titanomachy

What does Titanomachy mean?
Titanomachy means the mythological war between the Titans and the Olympian gods.
What part of speech is Titanomachy?
Titanomachy can be a proper noun or a noun.
How do you pronounce Titanomachy?
Titanomachy is pronounced /ˌtaɪtəˈnɒməki/.

Words near Titanomachy in the dictionary

  1. titanoecids
  2. titanohyracid
  3. titanohyracids
  4. titanoideid
  5. titanoideids
  6. Titanomachy
  7. titanomagnetite
  8. titanomagnetites
  9. titanosaur
  10. titanosaurian
  11. titanosaurians

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