The Titans Flashcards
Who were the first generation of 12 Titans
Males: Oceanus, Hyperion, Coeus, Cronus, Crius, and Iapetus
Females: Mnemosyne, Tethys, Theia, Phoebe, Rhea and Themis.
Who were Hyperion’s three children
Eos (the dawn),
Helios (the Sun),
and Selene (the Moon)
Who were the daughters of Coeus and Pheobe
Leto (who with Zeus is the parent of Apollo and Artemis)
Asteria
Who are the children of Iapetus (with his wife Cylemene aka Asia)
Atlas
Prometheus
Epimetheus
Menoetius
Who is Doris
The daughter of Oceanus and Tethys,
an Oceanid
Wife of Nereus
Mother of the 50 Nereids, which including Thetis, mother of Achilles and Amphitrite (Poseiden’s wife)
Grandmother of Triton
Who are sons of Crius
Astraeus
Pallas
Perses
Who is Titan depicted in the Trevi Fountain
Oceanus (who sometimes is depicted with a fish or serpents lower body) - although not in the fountain
Who is the consort of Oceanus
His sister Tethys - and from their union came the ocean nymphs, also known as the 3000 Oceanids, and all the rivers, fountains and lakes of the world.
What was Oceanus’s role in the Titanomachy
He didn’t take sides, but instead withdrew from the conflict
Which Titan was known as Lord of the Light
Hyperion
Who is sometimes described as the wife of Hyperion
Theia
Who was the consort of Coeus
Phoebe
Which tighten was cast into Tartarus by Zeus, but freed by Demeter’s grief
Coeus
He is mostly known for his children not his own characteristics, but he was one of the Titans who was overthrown by Zeus and cast into Tartarus
He is known as the Titan of the North, wisdom and farsight. When he fled from Zeus after being freed from Tartarus he became the pole star Polaris
What is the family interest of Phoebe
Wife of Coeus
Mother of Leto
Grandmother of Apollo and Artemis
Who was the chief of the Titans
Cronus, God of Time
Known as Saturn to the Romans
