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ATLAS: The son of Iapetus. Unlike his
brothers Prometheus and Epimetheus, Atlas
fought with the other Titans supporting Cronus
against Zeus. Due to Cronus's advance age Atlas lead the
Titan's in battle. As a result he was singled out by
Zeus for a special punishment and made to hold up the
world on his back.
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EPIMETHEUS: The stupid Titan, whose name means
"afterthought". He was the son of Iapetus. In
some accounts he is delegated, along with his brother
Prometheus by Zeus to create mankind. He also
accepted the gift of Pandora from Zeus, which
lead to the introduction of evil into the world.
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HECATE: The triple hecate; the goddess of the
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HELIOS: The sun god. His mother Thea married
her brother Hyperion. His two siblings are Eos the dawn and
Selene the moon.
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METIS: The Titanides of the forth day and
the planet Mercury. She presided over all wisdom
and knowledge. She was seduced by Zeus and became
pregnant with Athena. Zeus became concerned over
prophecies that her second child would replace Zeus. To
avoid this, Zeus ate her. It is said that she is the
source for Zeus wisdom and that she still advises Zeus
from his belly. It may seem odd for Metis to have been
pregnant with Athena but, never mentioned as her mother.
This is because the classic Greeks believed that
children were generated solely from the fathers sperm.
The women was thought to be nothing more then a vessel
for the fetus to grow in. Since Metis was killed well
before Athena's birth her role doesn't seem to count in
mythology.
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PROMETHEUS: The wisest Titan. His name means
"forethought" and he was able to foretell the future. He
was the son of Iapetus. When Zeus revolted
against Cronus, Prometheus deserted the other
Titans and fought on Zeus' side. By some accounts he and
his brother Epimetheus were delegated by Zeus to
create man. In all accounts, Prometheus is known as the
protector and benefactor of man. He gave mankind a
number of gifts including fire. He also tricked Zeus
into allowing man to keep the best part of the animals
sacrificed to the gods and to give the gods the worst
parts. For this Zeus punished Prometheus by leaving him
chained to a rock with an eagle tearing at his liver. He
was to be left there for all eternity or until he agreed
to disclose to Zeus which of Zeus children would try to
replace him. He was eventually rescued by Hercules
without giving in to Zeus.
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SELENE: The moon goddes. Her mother Thea
married her brother Hyperion. Her two siblings
are Eos the dawn and
Helios the sun.
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