gigantomachy

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英 [ˌdʒaɪgæn\'tɒməkɪ]

美 [ˌdʒaɪgæn\'tɒməkɪ]

gigantomachy意思解释

n.

巨人对天神的搏斗；

英英释义

In Greek mythology, Gigantomachy (from , from gigas Giant and makhē battle) was the symbolic struggle between the cosmic order of the Olympians led by Zeus and the nether forces of Chaos led by the giant Alcyoneus.Karl Kerenyi, The Gods of the Greeks, 1951:28–30; Gigantomachy: Sculpture & Vase Representations Heracles fought on the side of Olympians, who defeated the Giants in accordance with Hera\'s prophecy that the gods\' victory would not be accomplished without the participation of the son of a mortal mother.