was the tennessee titans named after the titans(greek mythology) because they were tough?
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I think that they should have been called the "tennessee Tuxedo's' after the cartoon penguin....but to answer your question...Titans in greek mythology were giants who ruled over the world before the greek gods, led by zeus, defeated them
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In the beginning there was only the Goddess Gaia (earth) and the Sky God (uranus).  From the union of the two (where earth meets sky) came many babies (the titans and many different beasts and monsters including the hundred-handed giants and the cyclops).  Uranus did not want to see these children and forced them all to live underground so he would never have to see them (not exactly an ideal father).  \n\nThe Goddess was very sad at the way he treated her children and asked them to rebel.  The youngest of the 12 titans agreed and the next time Uranus tried to lay down with his mother he rose up and attacked Cronus (I won't go into the details since they would probably be asterisked out) and drove him away permanently.  Thus began the rule of the Titans with Cronos as thier leader.\n\nEach of the Titans was named after a fundamental force in the world: forethought, oceans, memory... Things went on for awhile until Cronos began to fear his own child would someday rise up to overthrow him.  Every time a child was born he would swipe it up and swallow it whole so it would never be able to challenge his rule.\n\nZeuss's mother was also saddened by this, and substituted a rock for baby zeuss which was swallowed whole.  After Cronos left Zeuss was given to the neriads (rivers) to raise.  He eventually grew up and was discovered by his father who agreed to take him in as a lowly servent to prove his loyalty, Zeuss (being clever) poisoned Cronos's drink and made him ill, whereupon he regurgitated all of the Olympian Gods he had swallowed (they were divine and were still very much alive).  Thus began the war of the Titans whereupon the Olympians enlisted the help of the cyclopses and the hundred-handed ones and others to overthrow the Titans.\n\nThere are many ways to view the story, as a parable, creation story or an oversimplification of life deveoping on earth.  If you want more specifics try the link below or the original creation stories.
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Earth is the only planet whose English name does not derive from Greek/Roman mythology. The name derives from Old English and Germanic. There are, of course, hundreds of other names for the planet in other languages. In Roman Mythology, the goddess of the Earth was Tellus - the fertile soil (Greek: Gaia, terra mater - Mother Earth).\nA man blinded by toxic waste which also enhanced his remaining senses fights crime as an acrobatic martial arts superhero.\nIt's no secret that Dallas considers Josh Howard, with his wingspan and athleticism, its best hope for one-on-one defensive success against the explosive D-Wade, Marc Stein writes.
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The Spartans were not only one of the greatest ancient military forces, they are among the greatest of all-time. The Spartans were bred to fight, trained from birth to be tough and strong. Proof of their toughness was shown best in the battle of Thermopylae. Where 300 Spartans led the small greek defence against a massive Persian Army of Around 600,000 led by Xerxes. The Spartans held them of for three days taking more than 20,000 Persians with them. This battle saved Greece from the invading Persians. The Spartans would terrify their enemies with brutality and wore the best armor of the day. Spartans fought with the best equiptment and best leaders. But their lack of education and invention led to their downfall.
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This goes back to the time when Greek mythology was in its halcyon days. The phrase was originally caught between Scylla and Charybdis, these can be found in the strait of Messina between Italy and the island of Sicily on one side of the strait is a dangerous rocky shoal and on the other is a whirlpool. In mythology they were represented as two female monsters whose appearance spelled doom for whoever saw them. To be between them was an awful fate, over time it became between a rock and a hard place which is much more easily understood than the other.
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On paper it looks like the Czechs but last time I checked we have never given ground to so-called titans in the game,neither have we asked or given any quarter and the most important thing is to fight our hearts out-we know how to do that...We may carry the day or a draw seems likely in my books.
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Remember the Titan's\nAnd it's spelled Defense and Offense
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Herman Melville refers to Leviathan as a monstrous whale in Moby-Dick. I think most biblical references connote monstrous fish. I think dragons are from the Asian and European cultures, wrong time period, wrong culture. Dinosaurs were not known to exist either, wrong time period. I think whales would have been the most monstrous and prolific of all sea creatures during the time period.
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because having a one bad season doesnt make you a less of a quality team...not like the texans or 49ers...they have consistently shown they are not great quality teams...but they still have fans...now take the titans..they have decent years..but now they are really struggling......your team cant be the all amazing ones year after year..no matter who you are....\ngo steelers!! steeler faithful for life
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POWER RANGERS- VIOLENCE WITH WEAPONS\nBATMAN - FIGHTING ,VIOLENCE WITH WEAPONS\nTEEN TITANS- VIOLENCE WITH FIGHTING AND WEAPONS\nLOONEY TUNES-VIOLENCE, KIDNAPPING, GUNS, EXPLOSIVES
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Giants figure in many mythologies but often they figure in the sense of 'things were always better/bigger in the time of my father'. Thus the Greek race of Giants (Titans) were replaced by the gods who were eventually supplanted by heroes and then by mere mortals. Each successive generation brings a weakening and a lessening of the race. The same phenomenon is seen in Celtic mythologies where the original inhabitants of Ireland were giants and thie inhabitants of Britain at the time of Arthur (including Arthur himself) were considered as giants or descended from giants.
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I think Four championships before he coached the Titans and he lead them to an undefeated season as far as I know. Your best bet is to watch the last 3-5 minutes of the movie before the credits it tells you all kinds of stuff about what happened afterward and where the players and coaches are now. I watched this movies about 3 days ago, Loved it...
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You spelled the name wrong.\n\nIn Greek mythology, Enceladus was one of the Gigantes, children of Gaia (Earth), who were defeated in battle by Zeus's thunderbolts. Athena cast a spear that knocked Enceladus flat: he became the island of Sicily. In Euripides' Cyclops Silenus claims to have dealt the deathblow, perhaps a vain drunken boast, for he also claims to have sent the Gigantes flying with the braying of his ass.\n\nBuried under Mount Etna by Athena, the volcanic fires were supposed to be the breath of Enceladus, and its eruptions were caused by his rolling his injured side inside the mountain. Thus he fulfills a role similar to that of Typhon. In Greece an earthquake is still sometimes called a "strike of Enceladus".\n\nA moon of Saturn was named after Enceladus, after a suggestion by Herschel's son John Herschel in Results of Astronomical Observations made at the Cape of Good Hope, 1847.\n\nSource: web sites
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I think it was from Greek mythology.  Asia was one of the Oceanids.  There was also an Anatolian (Turkish) king of that name.
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I believe Marianne_no_Ginger's pictures are for the movie.\n\nI think I found you the REAL FOOTBALL TITANS pictures:  http://www.71originaltitans.com/photo.html\n\nDo a search for the actual name of the highschool (T.C. Williams Titans High School football team picture).\n\nOR- maybe you can try doing a search for "pictures of Julius "Big Ju" Campbell #81")\n\nSo, now you have both the REAL FOOTBALL TITANS & the movie REMEMBER THE TITANS!
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due to the undying loyalty he has shown to the organization, i pick donavan mcnabb. anyone who plays with a sports hernia and all the injuries hes played with should be allowed to be starter till he feels like quitting. luckily he does not play for the titans cause he'd be out on his butt like mcnair. the titans deserve every bad thing that happens to them for the disrespect they showed him!!!
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I just love Steve McNair! He left us(Titans) for Baltimore I wish he could win the Superbowl before he reitres. I don't think his body can take anymore injuries. They are playing really well, cross our fingers.