Gigantomachy (In Greek mythology

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• Giants (Greek mythology) — Gigantomachia: Dionysos attacking a Giant, Attic red figure pelike, c. 460 BC, Louvre. Gigantes redirects here. For the Giants in other cultures, see Giant (mythology). For the giant figures of Spanish culture, see Gigantes y cabezudos. For the… …   Wikipedia

• gigantomachy — noun In Greek mythology, the uprising of the Gigantes against the Olympian gods …   Wiktionary

• gigantomachy — [ˌdʒʌɪgan tɒməki] noun (in Greek mythology) the struggle between the gods and the giants. Origin C16: from Gk gigantomakhia, from gigas, gigant (see giant) + makhia fighting …   English new terms dictionary

• Giant (mythology) — The mythology and legends of many different cultures include monsters of human appearance but prodigious size and strength. Giant is the English word commonly used for such beings, derived from one of the most famed examples: the gigantes of… …   Wikipedia

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• Gigantes — See gigantes y cabezudos for the giant figures of Spanish culture. In Greek mythology, the Gigantes (Γίγαντες; singular Gigas ) or, commonly, Giants, were a race of giants, children of Gaia or Gaea, who was fertilized by the blood of Ouranos when …   Wikipedia