titan

Noun
  1. A person of exceptional importance and reputation (synset 109958449)
    is a type of: important person, influential person, personage - a person whose actions and opinions strongly influence the course of events
    same as: behemoth, colossus, giant, heavyweight
  2. (Greek mythology) any of the primordial giant gods who ruled the Earth until overthrown by Zeus;
    The Titans were offspring of Uranus (Heaven) and Gaea (Earth) (synset 109595603)
    referred to in: greek mythology - the mythology of the ancient Greeks
    subtypes: epimetheus - (Greek mythology) brother of Prometheus; despite Prometheus's warning against gifts from Zeus he accepted Pandora as his wife
    is an instance of: greek deity - a deity worshipped by the ancient Greeks
    specific instances:
    • cronus - (Greek mythology) the supreme god until Zeus dethroned him; son of Uranus and Gaea in ancient Greek mythology; identified with Roman Saturn
    • hyperion - (Greek mythology) a Titan who was the son of Gaea and Uranus and the father of Helios and Selene and Eos in ancient mythology
    • oceanus - (Greek mythology) god of the stream that flowed around the earth in ancient mythology
    • cocus - (Greek mythology) one of the Titans
    • crius - (Greek mythology) one of the Titans
    • iapetus - (Greek mythology) the Titan who was father of Atlas and Epimetheus and Prometheus in ancient mythology
    • atlas - (Greek mythology) a Titan who was forced by Zeus to bear the sky on his shoulders
    • prometheus - (Greek mythology) the Titan who stole fire from Olympus and gave it to mankind; Zeus punished him by chaining him to a rock where an eagle gnawed at his liver until Hercules rescued him
  3. The largest of the satellites of Saturn;
    Has a hazy nitrogen atmosphere (synset 109482399)
    is an instance of: satellite - any celestial body orbiting around a planet or star

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