ID: 901000101 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901000101	Record Type: Event/Narrative

	Gigantomachy (Greek narrative)

Note: Battle of the giants against Zeus and the Olympians. The Olympian gods finally prevailed through the aid of Heracles the archer, and the Giants were slain. Many of them were believed to lie buried under mountains and to indicate their presence by volcanic fires and earthquakes. The Gigantomachy became a popular artistic theme, and it was interpreted as a symbol of the triumph of Hellenism over barbarism, of good over evil.

Names:

	Gigantomachy (Greek narrative) (preferred,English-P,D,N)
	Gigantomachie (Greek narrative) (German-P,D,N)

Hierarchical Position:

		Legend, Religion, Mythology (P)
		....<Greek iconography> (P)
		........<Greek narratives> (P)
		............Gigantomachy (Greek narrative) (I)

Related Iconography:

	actor is .... Giants
	..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Greek iconography, Greek characters, Giants (Greek characters)) [901001845]

Other Relationships:

	role/characteristic is .... battle
	.....(armed conflicts, events (activities), Events (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	culture/religion is .... Ancient Greek (culture or style)
	.....(Aegean periods, Aegean, Mediterranean (Early Western World), Early Western World, styles, periods, and cultures by region, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

Sources:

	Gigantomachy (Greek narrative)
	................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
	................Iconclass Illustrated Edition (2022-) 91C21 battle of giants : gigantomachy
	................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-) sh2002007570
	Gigantomachie (Greek narrative)
	................Staatliche Museen zu Berlin database (2000-)

Iconography Record Sources:

	................ Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-) "Giants," accessed 8 December 2011
	................ Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-) sh2002007570
	................ Iconclass Illustrated Edition (2022-) 91C21 battle of giants : gigantomachy
	................ Hammond and Scullard, Oxford Classical Dictionary (1970)