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The Titans were a race of gods who were the parents and precursors of the Olympians. They were defeated by this younger generation of deities, who were led by Zeus. The ancient Greek poet Hesiod, in his Theogony, claims that the goddess Gaia first gave birth to Ouranos, then mated with him to produce these offspring. Later, Ouranos was to name his children Titans, which translates into overreachers.
Atlas |
Atlas led the struggle between the Titans and Olympians, and for this he was punished...
Epimetheus |
this Titan was the brother of Prometheus; his name means "afterthought"
Gaia (Tellus) |
Gaia was an Earth goddess; she is also the mother of the Titans
Hyperion |
god who was the father of Helios, Eos, and Selene
Iapetos |
god who fathered Atlas, Prometheus, and Epimetheus
Koios |
god who mated with Phoebe and together they produced Leto and Asteria
Kreios |
god who sired Astraios, Pallas, and Perses
Kronos (Cronus) |
it was Kronos, son of Gaia and Ouranos, who castrated his father; in turn, Kronos was the sire of many of the Olympians
Leto (Latona) |
the goddess Leto bore the Olympian deities Artemis and Apollo to Zeus
Mnemosyne |
the name Mnemosyne means "memory"; she and Zeus together produced the Muses
Okeanos (Oceanus) |
god of the Ocean and water; father of the Oceanids ("three thousand slender-ankled daughters")
Ouranos (Uranus) |
Ouranos was both the son and the consort of Gaia; he was also the father of the Titans
Phoebe |
goddess who conceived Leto and Asteria by the Titan Koios
More Titans (Prometheus - Themis)
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