THE TITANS

The Titans were the deities in greek

mythology that preceded the
Olympians. They were the children
of the primordial deities uranus
(heaven) and gaea (earth). The
titans included oceanus, tethys,
hyperion, theia, coeus, phoebe,
cronus, rhea, mnemosyne, themis,
crius and iapetus.
The Greek myths of the Titanomachy fall
into a class of similar myths of a war in
Heaven throughout Europe and the near
East, where one generation or group of
gods by and large opposes the dominant
one.
 12 TITANS
• Also known as the older gods. Their
ruler was Cronus who dethroned by
his son Zeus. Most of the Titans
fought with Cronus against Zeus and
were punished by being banished
to Tartarus.
Oceanus
He was an ancient
Greek god. According
to one version, he was
born by the union of
the primal gods Chaos
and Gaea, sanctified
by god Eros. Another
version has it that he
was one of the twelve
Titans, thus a son of
Gaea and Uranus.
Hyperion
Hyperion was one of
the Titans, son of Uranus
and Gaia. He
represented light,
wisdom and, the moon,
and the dawn.
Coeus

Coeus was one of the Titans, son of

Uranus and Gaia. His name means
questioning, while the respective Roman
deity was Polus, the celestial axis around
which the heavens revolve. Based on his
Greek name, it has been suggested that
Coeus may have also been the Titan of
inquisitive minds and intellect.
 Cronus

• Cronus was the leader of the Titans, after

he managed to overthrow his tyrant father
Uranus from the throne. Cronus later
learned of a prophecy that said his son
would eventually overthrow him and did
everything he could to prevent it. However,
the prophecy came true and Zeus
managed to dethrone him and end the
age of the Titans, after the Titanomachy,
the great war between Titans and
Olympians.
Crius
Crius was one of the Titans, son of
Uranus and Gaea. He married
Eurybia, daughter of Pontus and
Gaea, and had three children,
Astraios, Pallas and Perses.
Iapetus
His name derives from
the Greek word
meaning to pierce
usually with a spear;
therefore, Iapetus
may have been
considered as the
god of craftsmanship,
although other
sources site him as the
god of mortality.
Mnemosyne
She was also
occassionally referred to
as Mneme; however,
this was the name of
another goddess. She
was the oracular
goddess of the
underground oracle of
Trophonios in the region
of Boeotia.
Thea
Thea was one of the Titans,
daughter of Uranus and
Gaea. The alternative spelling
of her name, Theia, means
divine; goddess; while her
other name, Euryphaessa, is a
combination of the Greek
words "eury", meaning wide,
and "phaos", meaning bright.
Phoebe was
associated with the
moon and the
Oracle of Delphi,
and was
considered to be
the goddess of
prophecy.
Phoebe
 Rhea

Rhea was one of the Titans,

daughter of Uranus and
Gaea. She was the sister and
wife of Cronus, also a Titan.
She was responsible for the
way things flow in the
kingdom of Cronus (her name
means 'that which flows').
 Themis

She was the human-like

representation of the
natural and moral order.
THE END….

Reporter:

Keir T. Sille