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单词 gigantes
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Gigantes

[ ji-gan-teez ]
/ dʒɪˈgæn tiz /

plural noun Classical Mythology

huge monsters, the children of Gaia, who fought the Olympians but were defeated by them.

Origin of Gigantes

First recorded in 1690–1710; from Latin, from Greek Gígantes, plural of Gígas; see origin at giant

Words nearby Gigantes

gigaelectron volt, gigaflop, gigaflops, gigahertz, gigantean, Gigantes, gigantesque, gigantic, gigantism, giganto-, gigantomachy
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Example sentences from the Web for Gigantes

  • Oromedon or Eurymedon was the king of the Gigantes, mentioned in Odyssey vii.

    Theocritus, Bion and Moschus|Theocritus
  • The beams carry a large pediment, originally adorned with groups of statues representing Jupiter's victories over the Gigantes.

    Museum of Antiquity|L. W. Yaggy
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