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| − | In Greek mythology, the Titans were a race of giants who were the children of Uranus (Heaven) and Gaea (Earth). The males were: Oceanus, Coeus, Crius, [[Hyperion]], Iapetus, and [[Cronus]] (Saturn). The females were: Thea, Rhea, Themis, Mnemosyne, Phoebe, and Tethys. Also known as the Elder Gods, they reigned supreme, with [[Cronus]] the greatest of them all, until the day came where Zeus, son of [[Cronus]] and Rhea, rebelled, and cast them into Tartarus, the Underworld. | + | In Greek mythology, the Titans were a race of giants who were the children of Uranus (Heaven) and Gaea (Earth). The males were: Oceanus, Coeus, Crius, [[Hyperion]], Iapetus, and [[Cronus]] (Saturn). The females were: Thea, Rhea, Themis, Mnemosyne, Phoebe, and Tethys. Also known as the Elder Gods, they reigned supreme, with [[Cronus]] the greatest of them all, until the day came where Zeus, son of [[Cronus]] and Rhea, rebelled, and cast them into Tartarus, the Underworld.<ref>Bulfinch, Thomas (1959). ''Bulfinch's Mythology'', New York: Laurel. ISBN 0-440-30845-3.</ref> |
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In Greek mythology, the Titans were a race of giants who were the children of Uranus (Heaven) and Gaea (Earth). The males were: Oceanus, Coeus, Crius, Hyperion, Iapetus, and Cronus (Saturn). The females were: Thea, Rhea, Themis, Mnemosyne, Phoebe, and Tethys. Also known as the Elder Gods, they reigned supreme, with Cronus the greatest of them all, until the day came where Zeus, son of Cronus and Rhea, rebelled, and cast them into Tartarus, the Underworld.[1]
Appears in
- Final Fantasy I as Titan
- Final Fantasy III as Titan
- Final Fantasy IV as Titan
- Final Fantasy V as Titan
- Final Fantasy VII as Titan
- Chrono Trigger as Titan Vest
Related articles
References
- Encyclopaedia Britannica
- Mythology [Hamilton, Edith; ISBN 0316341517]
- ↑ Bulfinch, Thomas (1959). Bulfinch's Mythology, New York: Laurel. ISBN 0-440-30845-3.
