Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The battle in which Zeus and his siblings defeated their father Cronus and the other Titans.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The battle or war of the Titans with the gods.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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In language which recalls the Titanomachy, the poet tells of Satan and his myrmidons hurled from heaven.
Nature Mysticism John Edward Mercer 1889
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What links bound the "Titanomachy" to the Theben Cycle is not clear.
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"Titanomachy", ascribed both to Eumelus of Corinth and to Arctinus of
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This punishment is especially galling since Prometheus was instrumental in Zeus 'victory in the Titanomachy.
Archive 2009-03-01 Jonathan Aquino 2009
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This punishment is especially galling since Prometheus was instrumental in Zeus 'victory in the Titanomachy.
Capsule Summaries of the Great Books of the Western World Jonathan Aquino 2009
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The Titans preceded the Twelve Olympians, who, led by Zeus, eventually overthrew them in the Titanomachy ( 'War of the Titans').
Louis Leterrier Explains How He Took on Clash of the Titans « FirstShowing.net 2008
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These stories are similar to the Titanomachy of ancient Greece in which the Olympian gods defeat the older, serpentine Titans (Littleton 2002: 146-149).
Archive 2007-05-01 2007
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These stories are similar to the Titanomachy of ancient Greece in which the Olympian gods defeat the older, serpentine Titans (Littleton 2002: 146-149).
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“Titanomachy”, ascribed both to Eumelus of Corinth and to Arctinus of Miletus, began with a kind of Theogony which told of the union of Heaven and Earth and of their offspring the Cyclopes and the Hundred-handed Giants.
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Note: A review of the Greek mythological stuff you learned in school--or that I hope you learned in school--would not be amiss, particularly the stories relating to the Titanomachy, the war of the Titans.
Archive 2006-11-01 Mirtika 2006
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