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''This article is about the gods of Greek mythology. For the NFL team, see [[Tennessee Titans]].'' | ''This article is about the gods of Greek mythology. For the NFL team, see [[Tennessee Titans]].'' | ||
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'''Titans''' according to [[Greek]] Mythology were six elder gods of time named: ''Kronos'', ''Koios'', ''Krios'', ''Iapetos'', ''Hyperion'' and ''Okeanos'', who ruled the cosmos before the Olympian gods came to power. Kronos, The King of the Titanes, is the god of destructive time. He led his brothers in the castration of [[Uranus (mythology)| Ouranos]], and was himself deposed by his son [[Zeus]]. | '''Titans''' according to [[Greek]] Mythology were six elder gods of time named: ''Kronos'', ''Koios'', ''Krios'', ''Iapetos'', ''Hyperion'' and ''Okeanos'', who ruled the cosmos before the Olympian gods came to power. Kronos, The King of the Titanes, is the god of destructive time. He led his brothers in the castration of [[Uranus (mythology)| Ouranos]], and was himself deposed by his son [[Zeus]]. | ||
| − | The name Titans is also given to those semi-divine beings who were descended from the Titans, such as [[Prometheus]]. Prometheus was the wisest Titan. His name means "forethought" and he was able to foretell the future. [[Atlas]] was the son of Iapetus. Unlike his brothers Prometheus and [[Epimetheus]], Atlas fought with the other Titans supporting Cronus against Zeus. Due to Cronus's advance age Atlas lead the Titan's in battle. As a result he was singled out by Zeus for a special punishment and made to hold up the world on his back. [http://edweb.sdsu.edu/people/bdodge/scaffold/GG/titan.html The Titans] | + | The name Titans is also given to those semi-divine beings who were descended from the Titans, such as [[Prometheus]] and [[Helios]]. Prometheus was the wisest Titan. His name means "forethought" and he was able to foretell the future. [[Atlas]] was the son of Iapetus. Unlike his brothers Prometheus and [[Epimetheus]], Atlas fought with the other Titans supporting Cronus against Zeus. Due to Cronus's advance age Atlas lead the Titan's in battle. As a result he was singled out by Zeus for a special punishment and made to hold up the world on his back. [http://edweb.sdsu.edu/people/bdodge/scaffold/GG/titan.html The Titans] |
The Pelasgian tribes of Thrake were said to have been born from the blood of Titans. | The Pelasgian tribes of Thrake were said to have been born from the blood of Titans. | ||
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Revision as of 14:23, December 12, 2008
This article is about the gods of Greek mythology. For the NFL team, see Tennessee Titans.
Titans according to Greek Mythology were six elder gods of time named: Kronos, Koios, Krios, Iapetos, Hyperion and Okeanos, who ruled the cosmos before the Olympian gods came to power. Kronos, The King of the Titanes, is the god of destructive time. He led his brothers in the castration of Ouranos, and was himself deposed by his son Zeus.
The name Titans is also given to those semi-divine beings who were descended from the Titans, such as Prometheus and Helios. Prometheus was the wisest Titan. His name means "forethought" and he was able to foretell the future. Atlas was the son of Iapetus. Unlike his brothers Prometheus and Epimetheus, Atlas fought with the other Titans supporting Cronus against Zeus. Due to Cronus's advance age Atlas lead the Titan's in battle. As a result he was singled out by Zeus for a special punishment and made to hold up the world on his back. The Titans
The Pelasgian tribes of Thrake were said to have been born from the blood of Titans.
The sisters of the Titans, Rhea, Theia, Mnemosyne, Themis and Tethys, were known as "Titanides".
The main sources of this mythology are: Homer, The Iliad - Greek Epic C9th-8th BC and Hesiod, Theogony - Greek Epic C8th-7th BC.
See also
External links
References
- Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology.
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