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In Greek mythology, the Titans (Ancient Greek: Τιτᾶνες, Tītânes, singular: Τιτάν, Titán) were the pre-Olympian gods. [1] According to the Theogony of Hesiod, they were the twelve children of the primordial parents Uranus (Sky) and Gaia (Earth), with six male Titans—Oceanus, Coeus, Crius, Hyperion, Iapetus, and Cronus—and six female Titans, called the Titanides ...
In ancient Greek religion and mythology, Phoebe (/ ˈ f iː b i / FEE-bee; Ancient Greek: Φοίβη, romanized: Phoíbē, lit. 'bright') is one of the first generation of Titans, who were one set of sons and daughters of Uranus and Gaia, the sky and the earth. [1] With her brother and consort Coeus she had two daughters, Leto and Asteria.
Early accounts gave her a primal origin, said to be the eldest daughter of Gaia (Earth) and Uranus (Sky). [4] She is thus the sister of the Titans (Oceanus, Crius, Hyperion, Iapetus, Coeus, Themis, Rhea, Phoebe, Tethys, Mnemosyne, Cronus, and sometimes of Dione), the Cyclopes, the Hecatoncheires, the Giants, the Meliae, the Erinyes, and is the half-sister of Aphrodite (in some versions ...
This is an index of lists of mythological figures from ancient Greek religion and mythology. List of Greek deities; List of mortals in Greek mythology; List of Greek legendary creatures; List of minor Greek mythological figures; List of Trojan War characters; List of deified people in Greek mythology; List of Homeric characters
Titanis's own nature is questionable, as Euripides names her father as Merops, but given that her name translates to "female Titan", he could be designating her as a Titaness without naming her. [2] In the Orphic Hymns, 'Titanis' (there spelled as Τιτηνίς, Titēnís) appears as an epithet of Artemis herself. [3] [4] [non-primary source ...
Titans and Titanesses English name Greek name Description The twelve Titans Coeus: Κοῖος (Koîos) God of intellect and the axis of heaven around which the constellations revolved. Crius: Κρεῖος (Kreîos) The least individualized of the Twelve Titans, he is the father of Astraeus, Pallas, and Perses. Implied to be the god of ...
The following is an alphabetical list of Greek and Latin roots, stems, and prefixes commonly used in the English language from P to Z. See also the lists from A to G and from H to O . Some of those used in medicine and medical technology are not listed here but instead in the entry for List of medical roots, suffixes and prefixes .
Articles relating to the Titans, the pre-Olympian gods of Greek mythology. According to Hesiod 's Theogony , they were the twelve children of Uranus (Sky) and his mother, Gaia (Earth). Descendants of the Titans are sometimes also called Titans.