theomachy

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(t̸hē äm′ə kē)

noun pl. theomachies

  1. a battle against the gods
  2. strife among the gods

Origin: Gr theomachia: see theo- & -machy

See theomachy in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. the·om·a·chies
Strife or battle among gods, as in the Homeric poems.

Origin:

Origin: Greek theomakhiā

Origin: : theo-, theo-

Origin: + makhē, battle

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