Titanomachy
/ˌtaɪ.təˈnɒm.ə.ki/noun
In Greek mythology, the war between the Titans and the Olympian gods.
Did you know?Titanomachy comes from Greek myth, where the suffix -machy means “battle,” the same ancient root behind words like “gigantomachy” and “naumachy.”
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Greek
Τιτανομαχία
“the battle of the Titans”
Classical Greek
Greek
Τιτάν + μάχη
“Titan + battle”
Late Latin
Latin
Titanomachia
“the Titans’ war”
Modern English
English
Titanomachy
“the mythic war between the Titans and the Olympian gods”
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