Gaea and her children Titan / Titanic Source: theodysseyonline.com Elizabeth Lafferty and Ian Mills Rhea giving Cronus a stone instead of baby Zeus Source: greekgods.info ΤΙΤΑΝ / Τιτάν ● Ruled before the Olympians ● Sons and daughters of Gaea and Uranus ● 6 sons and 6 daughters - The Titans ○ Coeus, Cronus, Crius, Hyperion, Iapetus, and Oceanus ○ Mnemosyne, Phoebe, Rhea, Theia, Themis and Tethys ● Uranus put some of the Titans back inside Gaea (mother earth) ● Gaea got mad and had Cronus castrate Uranus ○ Blood fell to the ground and made children (Aphrodite) ○ Titans were released from earth Titan Lore cont’d ● Cronus and Rhea had children (the Olympians) ● Cronus swallowed his children except for Zeus ○ Rhea gave Cronus a stone instead of baby Zeus ○ Zeus was raised in a cave on Crete ● Zeus eventually made Cronus throw up all his kids ○ Convinced his siblings to rebel ● Titan’s war began and the Olympians rose to power ○ Zeus, Poseidon, and Hades Modern meanings ● Titanic = extremely large or strong ○ Like the Titans ● The Titanic ○ Was the biggest of its time and was supposed to be unsinkable ○ Like the Titans, it fell from glory ● Titan Moon ○ Saturn’s largest moon ■ Latin name for Cronus Titans in Popular Culture ● Films: Disney’s Hercules, Teen Titans ● Video games: God of War, Titanfall ● Books: Percy Jackson series ● Nissan Titan truck ● Sports: Tennessee Titans ● Titan rocket family: military and science Sources: Wikipedia.