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Definition of Theomachy
1. n. A fighting against the gods, as the battle of the gaints with the gods.
Definition of Theomachy
1. Noun. a battle among gods ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Theomachy
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Medical Definition of Theomachy
1. 1. A fighting against the gods, as the battle of the gaints with the gods. 2. A battle or strife among the gods. 3. Opposition to God or the divine will. Origin: Gr.; a god + a battle. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Theomachy
Literary usage of Theomachy
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Homer and the Epic by Andrew Lang (1893)
"Once more, if we are to deny the theomachy to Homer because we think it bad, how
much more must we deny to Milton the gunpowder and guns in the battle of ..."
2. Landmarks of Homeric Study: Together with an Essay on the Points of Contact by William Ewart Gladstone (1890)
"Ares and the Asiatic Artemis are the deities seriously disparaged in the theomachy;
Aphrodite everywhere and with great justice. The religion of Troy, ..."
3. A Manual of Greek Antiquities by Percy Gardner, Frank Byron Jevons (1895)
"And there are the rivers, beginning with Xanthus or Scamander, who is even
privileged to take a part in the theomachy, and is said to have received high ..."
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