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Titanomachy

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Ti·ta·nom·a·chy  (tt-nm-k, t-tn-mk)
n. Greek Mythology
The battle in which Zeus and his siblings defeated their father Cronus and the other Titans.

[Greek Ttnomakhi : Ttn, Titan + makh, battle.]

Titanomachy [ˌtaɪtəˈnɒməkɪ]
n
(Myth & Legend / Classical Myth & Legend) Greek myth the unsuccessful revolt of the family of the Titan Iapetus against Zeus
[from Greek titanomakhia, from Titan1 + makhē a battle]

Titanomachy
battle between Titans, referring to the unsuccessful revolt of the family of Iapetus against Zeus.
See also: War


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