Gigantomachy

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Greek mythological motif mythological event

Gigantomachy is the mythological battle in Greek mythology in which the Olympian gods fought and defeated the Giants, symbolizing the triumph of cosmic order over chaos.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Gigantomachy on sandals 1
the Gigantes 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Greek mythological motif ⓘ
mythological event ⓘ
artMotifIn Ancient Greek sculpture ⓘ
Ancient Greek vase painting ⓘ
Greek temple friezes ⓘ
associatedConcept cosmic order ⓘ
divine justice ⓘ
hubris of Giants ⓘ
causeInMyth Giants attempt to overthrow the Olympian gods ⓘ
chronologicalRelation occurs after Titanomachy in mythic sequence ⓘ
conflictType war between gods and Giants ⓘ
culturalFunction allegory of civilization over barbarism ⓘ
political metaphor in Classical Athens ⓘ
depictedOn Parthenon sculptures ⓘ
surface form: Parthenon metopes

Pergamon Altar frieze ⓘ
etymology from Ancient Greek γιγαντομαχία (gigantomakhía) meaning "battle of the Giants" ⓘ
genre heroic myth ⓘ
hasMoral divine order cannot be overthrown by rebellious forces ⓘ
hasParticipants Giants ⓘ
Olympian gods ⓘ
hasTheme cosmic order versus chaos ⓘ
involvesDeity Apollo ⓘ
Ares ⓘ
Artemis ⓘ
Athena ⓘ
Dionysus ⓘ
Hephaestus ⓘ
Hera ⓘ
Heracles ⓘ
Hermes ⓘ
Poseidon ⓘ
Zeus ⓘ
involvesHero Heracles ⓘ
languageOfOrigin Ancient Greek ⓘ
ledBySide Zeus ⓘ
mythicLocation Pallene ⓘ
Phlegra ⓘ
narrativeRole establishment of Olympian supremacy ⓘ
opposedBy Giants ⓘ
outcome consolidation of Olympian rule ⓘ
defeat of the Giants ⓘ
partOf Greek mythology ⓘ
relatedMyth Titanomachy ⓘ
Typhonomachy ⓘ
sourceMention Apollodorus of Athens ⓘ
surface form: Apollodorus

Homeric epics ⓘ
surface form: Homeric tradition

Pindar ⓘ
symbolizes triumph of cosmic order over chaos ⓘ
victory of Olympian gods over primordial forces ⓘ

Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Athena Parthenos → decorativeElement → Gigantomachy ⓘ
this entity surface form: Gigantomachy on sandals
Parthenon sculptures → depicts → Gigantomachy ⓘ
Gaia → myth → Gigantomachy ⓘ
Typhoeus → notableBattle → Gigantomachy ⓘ
Amazonomachy → relatedConcept → Gigantomachy ⓘ
Typhonomachy → relatedConcept → Gigantomachy ⓘ
Centauromachy → relatedMyth → Gigantomachy ⓘ
Titanomachy → relatedMyth → Gigantomachy ⓘ
Ourea → sibling → Gigantomachy ⓘ
this entity surface form: the Gigantes