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Titan
Titan in Greek religion and mythology, one of 12 primeval deities. The female Titan is also called Titaness. The Titans—six sons and six daughters—were the children of Uranus and Gaea. They were Kronos, Iapetus, Hyperion, Oceanus, Coeus, Creus, Theia, Rhea, Mnemosyne, Phoebe, Tethys, an... Read more
Titan
Titan , in astronomy, the largest of the named moons, or natural satellites, of Saturn . Also known as Saturn VI (or S6), Titan is 3,200 mi (5,150 km) in diameter, orbits Saturn at a mean distance of 759,209 mi (1,221,830 km), and has equal orbital and rotational periods of 15.9454 earth days. Tita... Read more
Titanic
Titanic , British liner that sank on the night of Apr. 14-15, 1912, less than three hours after crashing into an iceberg in the N Atlantic S of Newfoundland. More than 1,500 lives were lost. The Titanic, thought to be the fastest ship afloat and almost unsinkable, was on her maiden voyage and carr... Read more
Tethys
Tethys in Greek religion and mythology, a Titan, daughter of Gaea and Uranus. She was the wife of the seagod Oceanus and the mother of the Oceanids. ... Read more
Atlas
Atlas In Greek mythology, one of the Titans, brother of Prometheus. Having fought against Zeus, he was condemned to hold up the heavens.... Read more
Mnemosyne
Mnemosyne , in Greek mythology, the personification of memory. She was a Titan, daughter of Uranus and Gaea. The Muses were her daughters by Zeus. ... Read more
Hyperion
Hyperion in Greek religion and mythology, a Titan. He was the husband of his sister Theia and the father by her of Helios, Selene, and Eos. It is sometimes said that he was the original sun god. ... Read more
Kronos
Kronos or Cronus , in Greek religion and mythology, the youngest Titan, son of Uranus and Gaea. With the help of his mother, he led the Titans in the revolt against Uranus and ruled the world. He married his sister Rhea and fathered the great gods—Zeus, Poseidon, Demeter, Hera, Hades, and ... Read more
Selene
Selene , in Greek mythology and mythology, moon goddess; daughter of the Titans Hyperion and Theia and sister of the sun god Helios. There was no known moon cult among the Greeks, but Selene was a significant figure in Greek poetry and sorcery and was often identified with Hecate and Artemis. ... Read more
Themis
Themis , in Greek religion and mythology, a Titan. Sometimes identified as an earth goddess, she was more commonly a goddess of law, order, and justice. She was the mother by Zeus of the Horae (the Seasons) and the Moerae (the Fates). It was also said that she was the mother of Prometheus by Iapetus... Read more

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Titans
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to the Body ...difficult to tell whether Titans or Giants are represented. In addition to the Titans, Uranus and Gê...Cyclopes ). The youngest Titan was Kronos, who castrated...the offspring of the Titans took on an important...Prometheus, son of the Titan Iapetus, was the major...
Titan
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Titan , in astronomy, the largest of the named...Saturn . Also known as Saturn VI (or S6), Titan is 3,200 mi (5,150 km) in diameter...rotational periods of 15.9454 earth days. Titan was discovered by the Dutch physicist Christiaan...
Leeds, Titan
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Literature Leeds, Titan (1699–1738), Philadelphia publisher of The American Almanack, mainly remembered as the victim of a hoax by Benjamin...
Titan, The
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Literature Titan, The, novel by Dreiser , published in 1914 as a sequel to The Financier and based on the career of C.T. Yerkes, a flamboyant...
Cassini spacecraft
Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science ...from Cape Canaveral, Florida, aboard a Titan-IVB/Centaur rocket. The robotic spacecraft...atmosphere of Saturn ’ s moon Titan. Huygens carried six science instruments onboard in order to study the dynamics of Titan ’ s atmosphere and information...
Kronos
Encyclopedia entry from: Macmillan Encyclopedia of Death and Dying ...children, six brothers and six sisters (the Titans), to punish Ouranos. Only her youngest...Once reborn, the gods waged war on the Titans, whom they overthrew, and Zeus replaced...stone. More importantly, Kronos and the Titans seem related to the archaic "older gods...
Orphic Mysteries
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...ruler of the universe, the Titans were so enraged that they dismembered...Zagreus) and destroyed the Titans with lightning. From the ashes of the Titans sprang the human race, who...Dionysus) and part evil (Titan). This double aspect of human...
Hesiod
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...of Kronos and Rhea), led by Zeus, and the Titans (children of Uranus and Gaia), led by Kronos...description of battle between the gods and the Titans and the story of Prometheus, the Titan, who defied Zeus by stealing fire for man and...
Prometheus
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...benefactor of mankind. He was the son of the Titan Iapetus and of Clymene or Themis. Because he foresaw the defeat of the Titans by the Olympians he sided with Zeus...was spared the punishment of the other Titans. According to one legend Prometheus...
anthropomorphism
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to the Body ...mortal body, and Greek mythology included the difficult labour of the female Titan, Leto, in which she gave birth to the twin deities Apollo and Artemis...context. Helen King See also Greeks ; metamorphosis ; reproduction myths ; Titan .

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Titan
Book article from: A Dictionary of Astronomy Titan The largest satellite of Saturn, and the...x2009;km; also known as Saturn VI. Titan orbits Saturn in 15.945 days at a distance...It was discovered in 1655 by C. Huygens . Titan is probably composed of rock and ice in about...
Titan II
Book article from: The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military Titan II a massive intercontinental ballistic missile with a nuclear warhead that was developed during the Cold War for nuclear deterrence. It was first installed at various locations in 1962, and decommissioned in the 1980s.
Giantism
Dictionary entry from: Allusions--Cultural, Literary, Biblical, and Historical: A Thematic Dictionary ...Faerie Queene ] Alcyoneus one of the Titans. [Gk. Myth.: Kravitz, 17] Aloeidae...Romance: Walsh Classical , 34] Atlas Titan condemned to support world on his shoulders...Lit.: Odyssey ; Rom. Lit.: Aeneid ] Titans lawless children of Uranus and Gaea...
Robber Barons
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...scornfully labeled the leading business titans of the age, the "Robber Barons." The...Financier (1999) by Jean Strouse and Titan: The Life of John D. Rockefeller, Sr...favorable. BIBLIOGRAPHY Chernow, Ron. Titan: The Life of John D. Rockefeller, Sr...
Damon, Matt
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...Dogma (Kevin Smith) (as Loki/Larry) 2000 The Legend of Bagger Vance (Redford) (as Rannulph Junuh); Titan A.E. (Titan: After Earth ) (Bluth, Goldman, Vitello) (as Cale [voice]); All the Pretty Horses (Thornton) (as John...
Cassini–Huygens
Book article from: A Dictionary of Astronomy ...and the Huygens lander to study Saturn's largest satellite, Titan. Cassini–Huygens went into orbit around Saturn...Jupiter during its encounter in 2000 December. Huygens landed on Titan in 2005January, measuring atmospheric conditions during its...
Bloom, Claire
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...Schaffner) (as Audrey) 1980 Hamlet, Prince of Denmark (Rodney Bennett—for TV) (as Gertrude) 1981 Clash of the Titans (Desmond Davis) (as Hera) 1982 Cymbeline (Moshinsky—for TV) (as Queen) 1983 Separate Tables (Schlesinger...
March, Fredric
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...Gordon) (as Judge Calvin Cooke); An Act of Murder (Gordon) 1949 Christopher Columbus (McDonald) (title role); The Titan-Michaelangelo (doc) 1951 Death of a Salesman (Benedek) (as Willy Loman) 1952 It's a Big Country (Wellman and others...
Rousselot, Philippe
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...1996 The People vs. Larry Flint (Forman) 1998 Instinct (Turteltaub) 1999 Random Hearts (Pollack) 2000 Remember the Titans ; The Tailor of Panama Films as Camera Assistant: 1969 Ma Nuit Chez Maud (My Night at Maud's) (Rohmer) 1970 Le Genou...
occultation
Book article from: A Dictionary of Astronomy ...occulting bodies. Perhaps the best-observed such event was the occultation of the star 28 Sagittarii by Saturn's satellite Titan in 1989. The Galilean satellites of Jupiter are regularly occulted by the planet. Jupiter's satellites may occult one another...

Thesaurus entries related to "Titans"

giant
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...xA0;the mythical giant of the forest synonyms : colossus, behemoth, Brobdingnagian, mammoth, monster, leviathan, titan; giantess; informal jumbo, whopper. antonym: dwarf. • adjective  a giant balloon synonyms : huge...
monster
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...archaic scapegrace, rapscallion.   4. he's a monster of a man synonyms : giant, mammoth, colossus, leviathan, titan; informal jumbo. • adjective informal  a monster truck. See huge. Monsters and Creatures abominable snowman...

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Titan Global Holdings Announces Record $2.4 Million in Shipments in October for Titan Electronics Group.
Business Wire; 11/16/2007; 700+ words ; Titan Electronics Continues to Leverage High...with New Customers RICHARDSON, Texas -- Titan Global Holdings, Inc. (OTCBB:TTGL...for the Company's Electronics division. Titan Electronics generated revenues of $6.9...
Titan Global Holdings Finalizes Strategic Plan to Divest Titan Electronics Group.
Business Wire; 11/5/2007; 700+ words ; ...Loyal Long Term Shareholders RICHARDSON, Texas -- Titan Global Holdings, Inc. (OTCBB:TTGL), a high...announced its definitive strategic plan to spin out Titan's Electronics Group ("Titan EG"). The announcement follows Titan's acquisition...
Titan Global Announces Stock Ownership of Management, Directors, and Strategic Investors; Management, Directors, and Strategic Investors Increase Stakes in Titan Global.
Business Wire; 8/11/2006; 700+ words ; DALLAS -- Titan Global Holdings, Inc. ("Titan") (OTCBB: TTGL) announced that as of August 8, 2006, the Management, Directors, and Strategic Investors of Titan owned or controlled 71.76% of the common stock issued and...
Titan Global Holdings Initiates Strategic Plan to Divest Printed Circuit Board Manufacturing Units.
Business Wire; 10/19/2007; 700+ words ; ...Unlock Full Value of PCB Units to Increase Titan's Strategic Transaction Flow and Accelerate New Acquisitions RICHARDSON, Texas -- Titan Global Holdings, Inc. (OTCBB:TTGL...s definitive strategic plan to spin out Titan's Printed Circuit Board manufacturing...
Titan Global Holdings Announces Formation of Corporate M&A Department to Streamline and Fully Capitalize on Acquisition Opportunities.
Business Wire; 10/26/2007; 700+ words ; ...Newly Formed Department RICHARDSON, Texas -- Titan Global Holdings, Inc. ("Titan") (OTCBB:TTGL), a high-growth diversified holding company, announced the formation of Titan Global Mergers & Acquisitions (Titan M...
Titan Global Holdings Consummates Final Step in Acquisition of Assets Held by Nexus Nano Electronics.
Business Wire; 11/30/2007; 700+ words ; Titan Electronics Group Increases Revenue Guidance to $45 Million for Fiscal 2008 DALLAS -- Titan Global Holdings, Inc. ("Titan") (OTCBB:TTGL), a high growth diversified holding company...
Titan Global Holdings Announces Strategic Reorganization.
Business Wire; 2/15/2008; 700+ words ; ...Shareholder Value at Each Business Unit DALLAS -- Titan Global Holdings, Inc. ("Titan") (OTCBB:TTGLE), a high-growth diversified...reorganization ("Plan") that will effectively split Titan into four separate public companies to create significantly...
Titan Global Holdings Announces Continued Expansion of Wireless Division's Retail Distribution Footprint Following Agreement with Road Ranger Travel Centers.
Business Wire; 9/7/2007; 700+ words ; ...2008 Revenue Guidance of $23.5 Million for Titan's Wireless Division DALLAS -- Titan Global Holdings, Inc. (OTCBB:TTGL), a high...diversified holding company, today announced that Titan Wireless, a division of Titan Communications...
Titan Global Holdings to Significantly Expand Retail Distribution Reach Across North America Following USA Detergents Acquisition.
Business Wire; 8/16/2007; 700+ words ; ...Other Major Brands Provides Significant Opportunities for Increasing Awareness for Titan Brands DALLAS -- Titan Global Holdings, Inc. (OTCBB:TTGL) ("Titan"), a high-growth diversified holding company, today reported on the expected...
Titan Global Holdings Announces Record Shipment of 27,000 Wireless Handsets.
Business Wire; 11/20/2007; 700+ words ; ...Unprecedented Organic Growth RICHARDSON, Texas -- Titan Global Holdings, Inc. ("Titan") (OTCBB:TTGL), a high-growth diversified holding company, announced today that Titan Wireless Inc., a unit of Titan's Communication...