Titanomachy

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/ˌtaɪtəˈnɒməki/

proper noun

The mythological war between the Titans and the Olympian gods.

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Battle of the GodsBattle of the TitansTitan WarWar of the Titans
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Meanings

proper nounthe Titanomachy
  1. Greekhuman sciencesThe mythological war between the Titans and the Olympian gods.

    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 at the Thirteenth International Conference on Patristic Studies, Peeters Publishers, page 207
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    1966, M. L. West (editor), Hesiod, Theogony: edited with prolegomena and commentary by M.L. West, Oxford University Press (Clarendon Press), page 337, 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 […] .

    Likewise, the tragedy's treatment of the Titanomachy departs significantly from the Hesiodic account. It has been suggested that the PV^([Prometheus Vinctus]) may be informed by the Cyclic epic Titanomachy attributed to Eumelus (or Arctinus),⁷² especially since an entry in Hesychius' Lexicon⁷³ has led some to believe that both Prometheus' involvement in the Titanomachy and his change of allegiance were elements of that Cyclic epic.

    2017, Zoe Stamatopoulou, Hesiod and Classical Greek Poetry: Reception and Transformation in the Fifth Century BCE, Cambridge University Press, page 150

    Synonyms: Battle of the Gods, Battle of the Titans, Titan War, War of the Titans

nounTitanomachy (plural Titanomachies)

plural Titanomachies

  1. broadlysingularusuallyAny fight between two great forces.

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounThe mythological war between the Titans and the Olympian gods.

Similar
Battle of the GodsBattle of the TitansTitan WarWar of the Titans

Origin

  1. Ancient GreekΤῑτᾱνομαχίᾱ
  2. EnglishTitanomachy

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

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Translations

Ancient Greek Τιτανομαχία
  • Τιτανομαχία (Titanomakhía)mythological war between Titans and Olympian gods
French Titanomachie, titanomachie
  • Titanomachiemythological war between Titans and Olympian gods
  • titanomachiemythological war between Titans and Olympian gods
German Titanomachie
  • Titanomachiemythological war between Titans and Olympian gods
Greek τιτανομαχία
  • τιτανομαχία (titanomachía)mythological war between Titans and Olympian gods
Italian titanomachia
  • titanomachiamythological war between Titans and Olympian gods
Polish tytanomachia
  • tytanomachiamythological war between Titans and Olympian gods
Portuguese titanomaquia
  • titanomaquiamythological war between Titans and Olympian gods
Romanian titanomahie
  • titanomahiemythological war between Titans and Olympian gods
Spanish titanomaquia
  • titanomaquiamythological war between Titans and Olympian gods
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