"The Titans were the pre-Olympian gods."
The 12 Titans were the elder gods in Greek mythology who were overthrown by the Olympian gods.
Mythology: Understanding the basic concepts and elements of Greek mythology including the gods and goddesses, heroes, and monsters.
Creation myths: The story of how the universe and the Titans came to exist.
Titans: An overview of the different Titans, their roles, and powers.
Cronus: The leader of the Titans, his powers, and his eventual downfall.
Rhea: Cronus' wife and sister, her role in the Titanomachy, and her children.
Titanomachy: The war between the gods and the Titans, and how the gods were able to emerge victorious.
Prometheus: A Titan who helped create humans, his punishment by Zeus, and his eventual liberation.
Atlas: The Titan responsible for holding up the world on his shoulders.
Epimetheus: The Titan responsible for creating the animals and humans.
Gaia: The mother of the Titans and other primordial beings, her powers and significance.
Iapetus: A Titan who fathered some of the Olympian gods.
Hyperion: The Titan of light and father of Helios, Selene, and Eos.
Oceanus: The Titan who personifies the ocean and is the father of the Oceanids.
Theia: The Titan of sight and light, and mother of Helios, Selene, and Eos.
Themis: The Titaness of divine law and order.
Tethys: The Titaness of fresh water and nursing, and mother of the rivers.
Mnemosyne: The Titaness of memory and mother of the Muses.
Phoebe: A Titaness related to prophecy and is the grandmother of Apollo and Artemis.
Cronus: The leader of the Titans, who ruled over the world during the Golden Age of Greek mythology. He was notorious for swallowing his children alive out of fear of being overthrown.
Oceanus: One of the oldest Titans in Greek mythology, he was associated with the ocean and water.
Hyperion: A Titan of light and the father of Helios, Selene, and Eos.
Iapetus: A Titan of mortality, he was the father of Prometheus, Epimetheus, and Atlas.
Coeus: A Titan of intelligence and knowledge, he married his own sister, Phoebe.
Crius: A Titan of constellations and the ruler of the south.
Mnemosyne: A Goddess of memory and mother of the nine muses.
Theia: A Titaness of sight and a mother of Helios, Selene, and Eos.
Themis: A Titaness of justice and law, she was a mother to the three fates.
Rhea: A Titaness of fertility and the mother of Zeus, Hestia, Hera, Demeter, Poseidon, and Hades.
"With six male Titans—Oceanus, Coeus, Crius, Hyperion, Iapetus, and Cronus..."
"...and six female Titans, called the Titanides or 'Titanesses' (αἱ Τῑτᾱνῐ́δες, hai Tītānídes)..."
"They were the twelve children of the primordial parents Uranus (Sky) and Gaia (Earth)..."
"Cronus mated with his older sister Rhea..."
"...who then bore the first generation of Olympians: the six siblings Zeus, Hades, Poseidon, Hestia, Demeter, and Hera."
"...the ruling pantheon of gods by Zeus and the Olympians in a ten-year war called 'the Titanomachy' (ἡ Τῑτᾱνομᾰχῐ́ᾱ)."
"...the vanquished Titans were banished from the upper world and held imprisoned under guard in Tartarus..."
"...although apparently some Titans were allowed to remain free."
"...six male Titans—Oceanus, Coeus, Crius, Hyperion, Iapetus, and Cronus..."
"...six female Titans, called the Titanides or 'Titanesses' (αἱ Τῑτᾱνῐ́δες, hai Tītānídes)—Theia, Rhea, Themis, Mnemosyne, Phoebe, and Tethys."
"Certain descendants of the Titans, such as Prometheus, Atlas, Helios, and Leto, are sometimes also called Titans."
"They were overthrown as part of the Greek succession myth, which tells how Cronus seized power from his father Uranus..."
"...ruled the cosmos with his fellow Titans..."
"...replaced as the ruling pantheon of gods by Zeus and the Olympians..."
"...in a ten-year war called 'the Titanomachy'."
"...the vanquished Titans were banished from the upper world and held imprisoned under guard in Tartarus..."
"Cronus mated with his older sister Rhea, who then bore the first generation of Olympians..."
"...the six siblings Zeus, Hades, Poseidon, Hestia, Demeter, and Hera."
"Certain descendants of the Titans, such as Prometheus, Atlas, Helios, and Leto, are sometimes also called Titans."