Here we will examine Amazonomachies, Gigantomachies, and Centauromachies; the Trojan War will be discussed in Chapter 7.
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Gigantomachy
//d͡ʒaɪɡænˈtɒməki//
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Catalan
1 entries- gigantomàquia noun (uprising of the Giants against the Olympian gods)
Finnish
1 entries- gigantomakhia noun (uprising of the Giants against the Olympian gods)
French
1 entries- gigantomachie noun (uprising of the Giants against the Olympian gods)
Italian
1 entries- gigantomachia noun (uprising of the Giants against the Olympian gods)
Polish
1 entries- gigantomachia noun (uprising of the Giants against the Olympian gods)
Portuguese
1 entries- gigantomaquia noun (uprising of the Giants against the Olympian gods)
Romanian
1 entries- gigantomahie noun (uprising of the Giants against the Olympian gods)
Spanish
1 entries- gigantomaquia noun (uprising of the Giants against the Olympian gods)
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You often see the Gigantomachy in the sculptural decoration of Archaic temples: the statement of the authority of the gods, made by the temple itself, is reinforced by the myth told upon it.
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First, beginning in the 5th cent. BC, the line between religious and commemorative-political art became blurred as traditional subjects were blurred to convey political meanings (e.g. the Amazonomachy, the Gigantomachy; see AMAZONS, GIANTS).
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Giant and dragon interchange as opponents of god or hero in folklore; in the gigantomachies we have evidence of their near-identity.
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