Titan (mythology)
The Titans (Greek:
They ruled the cosmos prior to the Olympians, with whom they fought for control of the universe in a series of battles known as the Titanomachy. The Olympians emerged victorious, as many of the Titans were cast into Tartarus.
The first generation (Ouranides)
[change | change source]The first generation of Titans were the children of Gaia and Ouranos; known as the Ouranides or the Elder Titans, they were twelve in total. They were:
- Okeanos
- Tethys
- Koios (Coeus)
- Phoebe
- Hyperion
- Theia
- Kreios (Crius)
- Iapetos
- Themis
- Mnemosyne
- Kronos
- Rhea
The second generation (Coenides, Creonides, Hyperionides, and Iapetionides)
[change | change source]The second generation of Titans were mostly children of the original Twelve. These include the children of Okeanos and Tethys: the Potamoi, gods of rivers, and the Okeanides, who were three thousand in number, as well as the Nephelai, cloud nymphs.
Then there was the offspring of Koios and Phoebe: sisters Asteria and Leto.
Next came the children sired by Hyperion and Theia: Helios (the Sun), Selene (the Moon), Eos (the Dawn).
Afterwards came the sons of Iapetos and the Okeanid Asia/Klymene. Known as the Iapetionides, there were four of them: Atlas (the eldest), Prometheus and Epimetheus (who were twins), and Menoitios.
Last but not least were the children of Krios and Eurybia (daughter of Gaia and Pontus): Pallas, Astraeus, and Perses, the latter of whom would go on to marry Asteria, with whom he sired Hecate, goddess of magic and witchcraft.