10 Most Powerful Titans of Greek Mythology

10 Most Powerful Titans of Greek Mythology: Of course, everyone is familiar with Greek deities like Zeus, Hades, and Poseidon. How about the Greek Titans, though? Despite having a significant place in Greek mythology, they are not well-known in contemporary culture. Continue reading to discover more information regarding the 10 Greek titans as well as how they belong to the well-known Greek mythology.

Tartarus-the underworld, Gaea-the earth, and Eros-desire emerged from the void of Chaos. The sea, the mountains, and the sky were all created by Gaea. She married Uranus, the sky’s son, and together they had twelve Titans, the earliest gods, and goddesses, who were larger than the mountains that they used as thrones. The 3 cyclopes and 3 monstrous sons, each with 50 heads and 100 arms, were their subsequent offspring, but Uranus was repulsed by them and cast them into Tartarus, the underworld prison of torment.

Gaea, who adored each of her children, was unable to forget Uranus’ brutality. Cronus, her youngest son, was given a diamond sickle by her, and he used it to defeat his father. Later, Gaea wed her son Pontus, and the Titans, the sea, and the universe came under their rule. Although they were the parents or ancestors of the majority of the 12 Olympians, it was ultimately via their offspring that they too were toppled.

Oceanus

Oceanus was the Titan of the sea and water. Oceanus, the eldest Titan, was married to Thetis, his sister. The two combined to create the Oceanids or more than 6000 souls of the seas and rivers. Oceanus and Thetis actually separated because their union was creating floods due to their excessive fertility. This was done to stop the destruction they were wreaking on the world. Following the ascent of the Olympians, he handed control of his domain to Poseidon, but Zeus permitted him to live on as a basic ocean deity.

Thetis

Thetis was the Titan of Fresh Water. When Cronus became paranoid and his wife Rhea wanted to keep her children safe, she gave Hera to her sister Thetis, who reared her as her own daughter. Thetis later forbade Arcas and Callisto, a lover and Zeus’s kid, from contacting the water in order to appease Hera. Without stopping, they were made to circle the sky nonstop. Ursa Minor and Ursa Major, or the large and tiny dippers, are the names of these constellations.

Hyperion

The Titan, Hyperion was associated with alertness, knowledge, and light. He wed his sister Thea, and along with her, they had three children: Helios-the sun; Selene-the moon; and Eos-the dawn. The 4 pillars that divided and held the heavens above one another were created by Hyperion, together with his 3 other brothers, Crius, Coeus, and Iapetus. Among the most terrifying Greek legends is that the same four pillars held their father down as Cronus castrated Uranus with the sickle.

Coeus

Coeus was the Titan of Wisdom, Prescience, and Oracles. He was in charge of maintaining the north pillar. He married his sister Phoebe and was the Titan of intellect. Asteria and Leto, their offspring, were key figures in greek mythology. Zeus was after both daughters. Leto gave birth to twins Apollo and Artemis for Zeus, who went on to become the most powerful Olympians, while Asteria changed into a quail and drowned herself in the Aegean Sea.

Phoebe

Phoebe was a titan of intellect and prophecy. The twins’ alternate names, Phoebus and Phoebe, came from the fact that Phoebe was the grandmother of Artemis and Apollo. Artemis and Phoebe both have a connection to the moon in some way. She was closely linked to the renowned Oracle at Delphi, who was later affiliated with Apollo, and her most important power was prophesied.

Crius

Crius was a constellations-related Titan. The daughter of Gaea by her second husband, Pontus, Eurybia, who was not among the original 12 Titans but his half-sister, was married to him. They had three offspring: Perses, the deity of destruction, Pallas, the deity of Warcraft, and Astraios, the deity of nightfall. Crius was banished to Tartarus as a result of fighting alongside the Olympians after the Titans’ overthrow.

Mnemosyne

Mnemosyne, the titan of memory and the voice of the hidden Oracle of Trophonios in Boetia, did not wed one of her brothers but nonetheless assisted in raising the gods of the following generation. The nine muses, Clio, Euterpe, Calliope, Erato, Polymnia, Melpomeni, Terpsichore, Thalia, and Ourania,  whose functions were to inspire artists and philosophers to create, were born as a result of her 9 days of uninterrupted sleep with Zeus.

Iapetus

Iapetus, the God of Death or the Titan of Mortal Life. Depending on the source, the Titan Iapetus was either the titan of mortality or craftsmanship. They had four sons together: Epimetheus, Atlas, Menoetius, and Prometheus. He married Clymene, an Oceanid niece. The first humans descended from these four sons, and each of them brought with them a negative trait: brazen daring, cunning, stupidity, and violence.

Themis

Themis is the titan of justice, law, and order. Themis stood for natural law and moral order. She assisted Zeus in maintaining control over the other deities and the entire world by becoming his second wife. Themis established the divine laws, which even surpassed the might of the gods. She took on many different guises and gave birth to the Hours and the Fates. Themis was the primary Titan of the Delphi Oracle, but she finally gave the Oracle to Apollo because she loved him so much.

Cronus

Cronus, a Titan who ruled over the universe. Cronus was the Greek Titan who was also the strongest, despite being the youngest child of Gaea and Uranus. Earth briefly experienced a Golden Age under his dominion. The globe was completely peaceful and harmonious because vices haven’t yet been created. But when Cronus failed to fulfill his vow to free his brothers, his mother quickly became enraged and started plotting Cronus’ demise. When Cronus deposed his father, a prophecy predicted that one of his offspring would do the same to him. Cronus learned about this prophecy. Therefore, when they were born, he snatched all of his kids from his sister as well as wife, Rhea, and swallowed them.

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