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title: God Fighting a Giant
author: Mina Bulic
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3617/god-fighting-a-giant/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# God Fighting a Giant

_Authored by [Mina Bulic](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/mali.smor/)_

## Image File

[![God Fighting a Giant](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/3617.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/3617.jpg)

## Image Caption

The [god](https://www.worldhistory.org/God/) depicted here is not identified, he is fighting a [Giant](https://www.worldhistory.org/Giants/) who has a lion's head, snake legs and a human body. Detail from the [Pergamon](https://www.worldhistory.org/pergamon/) Altar's frieze (The frieze depictsa Gigantomachy); built in 2nd century BCE. (Pergamon Museum, Berlin)

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## About the Author

Mina is a pan-European lover of photography and art history: She has lived in Serbia, Slovenia, Hungary, Spain, and Germany.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Bulic, M. (2015, February 04). God Fighting a Giant. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3617/god-fighting-a-giant/>
### Chicago
Bulic, Mina. "God Fighting a Giant." *World History Encyclopedia*, February 04, 2015. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3617/god-fighting-a-giant/>.
### MLA
Bulic, Mina. "God Fighting a Giant." *World History Encyclopedia*, 04 Feb 2015, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3617/god-fighting-a-giant/>.

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