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Why does the introduction mention 14 titans? 140.247.28.111 03:50, 7 June 2006 (UTC)

Good point. They are twelve from their earliest mention (Hesiod). Cronos is not Chronos (Time). There are other misconceptions. --Wetman 16:58, 19 June 2006 (UTC)

Could the Titans be considered to be cultural cousins of the Giants of Teutonic mythology? Crusadeonilliteracy

Absolutely. The two mythologies are closely related and should go back to an earlier Indo-European mythology. I removed the claim that Giants and Titans are distinct in origin. How on earth is that possible to know? Wiglaf

I rephrased your version and the originals. It was comparing them to the Gigantes, but using a vague word -- Titans and Gigantes are very distinct. Tuf-Kat 09:39, Feb 22, 2004 (UTC)

I agree on your changes. The term "giant" is a bit too vague in this domain. In Norse mythology Jotuns (giants) correspond both to Titans and Gigantes, but the similarities between the two mythologies are too interesting to be left out. I think it is fine now.Wiglaf

[edit] There is a fault in the sidebar. Metis is not one of the original 12 titans..

Metis is mentioned in the sidepanel as one of the 12 titans. But the text by Hesiodos (and my danish mythologies and encyclopedias) dont mention her.

"afterwards she lay with Heaven and bore deep-swirling Oceanus, Coeus and Crius and Hyperion and Iapetus, Theia and Rhea, Themis and Mnemosyne and gold-crowned Phoebe and lovely Tethys. After them was born Cronos the wily, youngest and most terrible of her children, and he hated his lusty sire."

It is Cronos who is the no. 12 titan! Not Metis.

From denmark --217.116.235.34 16:42, 30 Jan 2005 (UTC)

[edit] War between elder and younger gods

An anonymous vandal, User:198.93.113.49, is apparently unwilling to see mentioned in this context of similar "Wars in Heaven" the battle between El and Baal, mentioned in the Ugarit libraries, and the later characterization of Yahweh and Lucifer. Is there an issue here I'm unaware of? Some kind of contention? Does anyone doubt that this is a theme running through multiple mythologies? Should this section be expanded to make it clearer? --Wetman 20:28, 16 May 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Brief references to Titanomachy

An article on Titans that doesn't briefly discuss the battle of the Titans with the Olympic gods, the Titanomachy, is clearly incomplete. A single linked reference, lost in a sea of blue links, is insufficient. Thinking of what the Wikipedia reader requires will often save editors from such gaffes. It seems proposterous to have these two brief paragraphs deleted, and to have to explain why they are required here. --Wetman 18:20, 13 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Last sentence of Titanomachy

What does that sentence even mean? "Some of them had not fought the Olympians and became key players in the new administration: Mnemosyne as a Muse, Rhea, Hyperion, Themis, or the "right ordering" of things and Metis. Is it just me, or is that gibberish?75.82.153.250 20:34, 20 February 2007 (UTC)Anonymous, 2/20/07

In the Article it references the "Christian Mythology" That would mean that no one believes in it and it is a myth. Christianity is a major world religion having over 2 billion members. It is properly classified as a theology, or theocracy. It is as much a myth as a belief in evolution. [Preator1]

[edit] Vandalism

this isn't even an article anymore. It's been totally destroyed by that stuff at the top—The preceding unsigned comment was added by 70.177.220.1 (talk) 23:49, 27 March 2007 (UTC).

The link to Menoetius in the sidebar leads to a disambiguation page. I want to change the link so that it leads to the actual article on that Titan, but I don't know how. T@nn 15:38, 3 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] titanides

I think there is a misstatement in the intro: "Titanides" would refer to the offspring of the titans. The same way that Agamemnon and Menelaos are referred to as "atreides": Sons of Atreas. Can someone confirm that the nomenclature was different for the titans? Otherwise I am going to delete that line. Lorangriel 14:05, 10 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Titans and Nephilim

Famed Jewish Historian Flavius Josephus considered the Greek Titans and Giants as equivalent to the Hebrew Nephilim and Rephaim.--71.222.54.25 06:02, 30 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] a suggestion

i am recently trying to understand more of the greek mythology and it would be helpful to mention every name in both greek and roman versions.

[edit] an answer

http://www.geocities.com/athens/troy/2774/mythgods.html has that list

[edit] difference between titan and a god

I have read through this article and many other websites but I cant find the difference between a titan and a god except titans were large and strong. Could somebody please help me? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Funymoose (talk • contribs) 02:04, 5 October 2007 (UTC) why arnt the elder titans mentiomd the sibling of gia such as tarturus or nynx

The Titans had been worshiped as gods before the arrival of the Olympian pantheon. The "difference between a titan and a god" from the point-of-view of sixth-century and later Greeks was that sacrifices were made to the gods, but the Titans had become vague ancient creatures of myth, who existed mostly for the gods to overcome. --Wetman (talk) 22:37, 26 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Missing Links

All the refferences and external links went missing. I tried to pasted them from earlier version, but my knowledge of wiki was not good enough to accomplish this...72.29.240.25 (talk) 14:48, 2 April 2008 (UTC)

It's been restored. I removed some vandalism but hadn't noticed that the refs and external links had been deleted as well. Cheers. freshacconcispeaktome 14:54, 2 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] WHERE'S IT GONE!

Where has it all gone! I was researching and stumbled across this page, and there's nothing here! —Preceding unsigned comment added by Brocky9 (talk • contribs) 17:46, 11 April 2008 (UTC)