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What Defines This GroupingIn Greek myth the elder generation of divine beings, children of Ouranos and Gaia, overthrown by the Olympians. They are gods of an earlier order rather than a class of monster, and the great Titans are also listed among the Greek deities elsewhere in the atlas. 2 Size of the Traditional SetTwelve in Hesiod's Theogony: six sons and six daughters of Ouranos and Gaia. 2Tradition: Ancient Greek Religion Learn More
The Titans
This group holds Titans, in Greek myth, the elder generation of powerful divine beings who preceded and were overthrown by the Olympian gods. As primordial powers they belong to the deep background of the Greek cosmos.
The browser will find the Titan figure or figures the atlas classes here as characters. The great Titans also appear among the Greek deities elsewhere in the atlas, reflecting their divine status.
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1. Divinity Atlas Directory Taxonomy, First Edition Category Tree
2. The Oxford Classical Dictionary, 4th edition
Simon Hornblower, Antony Spawforth and Esther Eidinow (eds.), Oxford University Press, 2012s.v. TitansView the Source Divinity Atlas Directory Prose, First Edition Category Descriptions
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