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In Greek mythology, the Titanomachy (/ ˌ t aɪ t ə ˈ n ɒ m ə k i /; Ancient Greek: Τιτανομαχία, romanized: Titanomakhía, lit. 'Titan-battle', Latin: Titanomachia) was a ten-year [1] series of battles fought in Ancient Thessaly, consisting of most of the Titans (the older generation of gods, based on Mount Othrys) fighting against the Olympians (the younger generations, who ...
According to Hyginus the Titanomachy came about because of a dispute between Jupiter and Juno (the Roman equivalents of Zeus and Hera). Juno, Jupiter's jealous wife, was angry at her husband, on account of Jupiter's son Epaphus by Io (one of her husband's many lovers).
Presumably included in the Titanomachy is the story of Prometheus, himself a Titan, who managed to avoid being in the direct confrontational cosmic battle between Zeus and the other Olympians against Cronus and the other Titans [28] (although there is no direct evidence of Prometheus' inclusion in the epic). [20] M. L.
The Titanomachy (Ancient Greek: Τιτανομαχία, romanized: Titanomakhía, lit. 'Titan-battle', Latin : Titanomachia ) is a lost epic poem, which is a part of Greek mythology . It deals with the struggle that Zeus and his siblings, the Olympian Gods , had in overthrowing their father Cronus and his divine generation, the Titans .
Other sources give other genealogies. In the lost epic poem the Titanomachy, Uranus was apparently the son of Aether, [21] while according to others Uranus was the son of one "Acmon". [22] According to Orphic texts, Uranus (along with Gaia) was the offspring of Nyx (Night) and Phanes. [23]
Jupiter may be best known as the planetary titan of our solar system with a comparatively small red mark — that still dwarfs the entirety of Earth — and rows of striations going from pole to pole.
Titanomachya (named after the Titanomachy of Greek mythology) is an extinct genus of titanosaurian sauropod dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous La Colonia Formation of Argentina. The genus contains a single species, T. gimenezi. It is a relatively small titanosaur, weighing around 7.8 tonnes (8.6 short tons).
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 1 March 2025. Ruler of the Titans in Greek mythology Not to be confused with Chronos, the personification of time. For other uses, see Cronus (disambiguation). Cronus Leader of the Titans Rhea offers a stone wrapped in swaddling clothes, instead of the newborn Zeus, to Cronus. Red-figure ceramic vase c ...