gigantomachy

noun2

1. •
   The battle of the Giants (offspring of Gaia, according to Hesiod conceived from the spilt blood of Uranus) against the Olympian gods.

   • Here we will examine Amazonomachies, Gigantomachies, and Centauromachies; the Trojan War will be discussed in Chapter 7. — 1995
2. •
   Any battle envisaged as being waged by giants against gods or against an established universal order.

   • Giant and dragon interchange as opponents of god or hero in folklore; in the gigantomachies we have evidence of their near-identity. — 1974