in greek mythology , who was the father of the titans ?
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Uranus was the father of 12 titans. \n\nUranus is the Latinized form of Ouranos, the Greek word for sky. In Greek mythology Uranus was the son and husband of Gaia the Earth. The couple were the ancestors of most of the Greek gods.\n\nIn the Olympian creation myth, as Hesiod tells it in Theogony, Uranus came every single night to cover the earth and mate with Gaia, but he hated the children she bore him. Hesiod names the Titans, six sons and six daughters, the one-hundred-armed giants (Hecatonchires) and the one-eyed giants, the Cyclopes. He imprisoned Gaia's youngest children in Tartarus, deep within Earth, where they caused pain to Gaia. She shaped a great flint-bladed sickle and asked her sons to castrate Uranus. Only Cronus, youngest of the Titans, was willing: he ambushed his father and castrated him, casting the severed testicles into the sea. From the blood which spilled from Uranus onto the Earth came forth the Gigantes, the three avenging Furies—the Erinyes— Meliae, ash-tree nymphs, and according to some the Telchines. From the genitals in the sea came forth Aphrodite. Some say the bloodied sickle was buried in the earth and from this was born the fabulous Phaeacian tribe. For this fearful deed, Uranus called his sons Titanes Theoi, or "Straining Gods"-
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A Greek God...damn you are FINE!!  :)
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Poseidon - The God of Earthquakes.\nHe is most like my husband.:)
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Herodotus of Halicarnassus (c. 484-425 B.C.) : \nWe know few facts about the life of the Greek historian Herodotus. He was born in the essentially Dorian colony of Halicarnassus on the southwest coast of Asia Minor -- then a part of the Persian Empire -- shortly before the expedition against Greece led by the Persian king Xerxes.\nLyxes, the father of Herodotus, was probably from Caria -- like Artemisia, the despot of Halicarnassus who joined Xerxes in his expedition. Following victories over the Persians by the mainland Greeks during the Persian War, Halicarnassus rebelled against foreign rulers. In consequence of his rebellious actions, Herodotus was sent into exile to the Ionian island of Samos, but then returned to Halicarnassus around 454 to take part in the overthrow of the son of Artemisia, Lygdamis.\n\nHerodotus of Thurii: \nHerodotus calls himself Herodotus of Thurii rather than Halicarnassus because he was a citizen of the pan-Hellenic city of Thurii, which was founded in 444/3. One of his fellow colonists was the philosopher Pythagoras of Samos.\n\nHerodotus: \nBetween the time of the overthrow of Lygdamis and his settling in Thurii, Herodotus traveled around most of the known world. On one trip Herodotus probably went to Egypt, Phoenicia, and Mesopotamia; on another he went to Scythia. Herodotus traveled to learn about foreign countries -- to have a look (the Greek word from which comes our English word theory). Herodotus also lived in Athens where he spent time in the company of his friend Sophocles.\n\nPopularity of Herodotus: \nThe writing of Herodotus was so well received by the Athenians that in 445 B.C. he received a reward of ten talents.\nHerodotus - The Father of History: \nDespite major shortcomings in the area of accuracy, Herodotus is called "the father of history." Even by his contemporaries, though, he was sometimes referred to as "the father of lies."\nHerodotus' Histories, a celebration of the Greek victory over the Persians, were written in the mid-fifth century B.C. Herodotus wanted to present as much information about the Persian War as he could. What sometimes reads like a travelogue, includes information on the entire Persian Empire, and simultaneously explains the origins of the conflict by reference to mythological prehistory. Even so, this was an advance over the previous writers of quasi-history, known as logographers.
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Poseidon is actually in a lot of different Greek myths, his Roman name is Neptune and he was one of the original 6 gods sired by the titans Cronos and Rhea. In the birth of the gods myth he was swallowed whole as a baby by his father Cronos. Later on Poseidon and his 4 other siblings Hera, Hestia, Hades, and Demeter were freed by their youngest brother Zeus who later became the King of the Gods. Supposedly he is married to Demeter, but like the other gods he has been known to stray. Poseidon is the god of the oceans and carries a Trident. He's also involoved in the birth of Aphrodite myth. He sent waves to guide her seashell to the shore. There's also the myth where he tries to win the city that is currently know as Athens away from Athena, he eventually loses though and instead becomes a patron to Troy, which sadly later on also becomes destroyed in The Illiad. A Greek hero that Poseidon was angry at would be in the Odessey, Odysseus ended up blinding a cyclopes, one of Poseidon's sons, and for that Poseidon unleashes a storm that dooms Odysseus to sail endlessly. Although in an act of mercy, when the crew was thrown overboard they were turned into dolphins.\nPS Aphrodite was actually married to the smith of the Gods known as Hephaestus.
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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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You forgot one Chaos the main Greek god.\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaos_%28mythology%29
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Eros was not a got actually he was lower level god\nhe was the son of Aphrodite/Venus and Mars/Ares
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Yes, when He was born from the Goddess.\n\nBlessed Be )O(
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When Achilles was born, according to the most common version of the myth, Thetis tried to make him immortal by dipping him in the river Styx. But she forgot to wet the heel she held him by, leaving him vulnerable at that spot.
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Zeus, the youngest son of Cronus and Rhea, he was the supreme ruler of Mount Olympus and of the Pantheon of gods who resided there. Being the supreme ruler he upheld law, justice and morals, and this made him the spiritual leader of both gods and men. Zeus was a celestial god, and originally worshiped as a weather god by the Greek tribes. These people came southward from the Balkans circa 2100 BCE. He has always been associated as being a weather god, as his main attribute is the thunderbolt, he controlled thunder, lightning and rain. Theocritus wrote circa 265 BCE: "sometimes Zeus is clear, sometimes he rains". He is also known to have caused thunderstorms. In Homer's epic poem the Iliad he sent thunderstorms against his enemies. The name Zeus is related to the Greek word dios, meaning "bright". His other attributes as well as lightning were the scepter, the eagle and his aegis (this was the goat-skin of Amaltheia). \n\nBefore the abolition of monarchies, Zeus was protector of the king and his family. Once the age of Greek kings faded into democracy he became chief judge and peacemaker, but most importantly civic god. He brought peace in place of violence and Hesiod (circa 700 BCE) describes Zeus as "the lord of justice". Zeus was also known as "Kosmetas" (orderer), "Soter" (savior), "Polieos" (overseer of the polis, city) and "Eleutherios" (guarantor of political freedoms). His duties in this role were to maintain the laws, protect suppliants, to summon festivals and to give prophecies (his oldest and most famous oracle was at Dodona, in Epirus, northwestern Greece). As the supreme deity Zeus oversaw the conduct of civilized life. But the "father of gods and men" as Homer calls him, has many mythological tales. \n\nHis most famous was told by Hesiod in his Theogony, of how Zeus usurped the kingdom of the immortals from his father. This mythological tale of Zeus' struggle against the Titans (Titanomachy) had been caused by Cronus, after he had been warned that one of his children would depose him. Cronus knowing the consequences, as he had overthrown his father Uranus. To prevent this from happening Cronus swallowed his newborn children Hestia, Demeter, Hera, Hades and Poseidon, but his wife Rhea (who was also his sister) and Gaia her mother, wrapped a stone in swaddling clothes in place of the infant Zeus. Cronus thinking it was the newborn baby swallowed the stone. Meanwhile Rhea had her baby taken to Crete, and there, in a cave on Mount Dicte, the divine goat Amaltheia suckled and raised the infant Zeus. \n\nWhen Zeus had grown into a young man he returned to his fathers domain, and with the help of Gaia, compelled Cronus to regurgitate the five children he had previously swallowed (in some versions Zeus received help from Metis who gave Cronus an emetic potion, which made him vomit up Zeus' brothers and sisters). However, Zeus led the revolt against his father and the dynasty of the Titans, defeated and then banished them. Once Zeus had control, he and his brothers divided the universe between them: Zeus gaining the heavens, Poseidon the sea and Hades the underworld. Zeus had to defend his heavenly kingdom. The three separate assaults were from the offspring of Gaia: they were the Gigantes, Typhon (Zeus fought them with his thunder-bolt and aegis) and the twin brothers who were called the Aloadae. The latter tried to gain access to the heavens by stacking Mount Ossa on top of Mount Olympus, and Mount Pelion on top of Mount Ossa, but the twins still failed in their attempt to overthrow Zeus. As he did with the Titans, Zeus banished them all to "Tartarus", which is the lowest region on earth, lower than the underworld. \n\nAccording to legend, Metis, the goddess of prudence, was the first love of Zeus. At first she tried in vain to escape his advances, but in the end succumbed to his endeavor, and from their union Athena wa
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Pegasus, in Greek mythology, winged horse that carries the thunderbolt of Zeus. He sprang full-grown from the neck of the dying Gorgon Medusa. With a slash of his hoof, he created the Hippocrene, a sacred spring of the Muses on Mt. Helicon. Hence, he has often been associated with the arts, especially poetry. Pegasus was captured by Bellerophon, who rode him through many adventures. His name indicates a pre-Greek origin.
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please do not keep in mind the war of troy movie!believe me there are a lot of things wrong there and i can be sure of that as i am greek.Achilleas was son of the nymphe Thetis.he was imortal but with one mortal point on his body,his heal!wen he was a baby thetis hold him from his heal over the fire of imortality so that is why his heal was the only point that if he was injured he could die and that was the reason of his death.his war equipments was a gift from god ifestus the god of fire.
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Apollo was the twin brother of Artemis. He's the son of Zeus. He's the god of sun, light, clarity, and truth. He's important in greek myths due to the myth of "Apollo and Daphne", where he chased a young beautiful water nymph because he got struck by "cupid's arrow", a gold tipped one that cause lust, desire, and love. Daphne was struck by a lead tipped arrow which cause disgust and repulsion. He chased Daphne across the Earth until she became tired and so came to Mother Earth who turned Daphne into a laurel tree, leaving Apollo heartbroken and despaired. Hmm...how sad isn't it?
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The Titans\nThe Titans, also known as the elder gods, ruled the earth before the Olympians overthew them. The ruler of the Titans was Cronus who was de-throned by his son Zeus. Most of the Titans fought with Cronus against Zeus and were punished by being banished to Tartarus. During their rule the Titans were associated with the various planets. \n\nGaea \nUranus \nCronus \nRhea \nOceanus \nTethys \nHyperion \nMnemosyne \nThemis \nIapetus \nCoeus \nCrius \nPhoebe \nThea \nPrometheus \nEpimetheus \nAtlas \nMetis \n\nThe Olympians\nThe Olympians are a group of 12 gods who ruled after the overthow of the Titans. All the Olympians are related in some way. They are named after their dwelling place Mount Olympus.\n\nZeus \nPoseidon \nHades \nHestia \nHera \nAres \nAthena \nApollo \nAphrodite \nHermes \nArtemis \nHephaestus \n\nThe Lessor Gods\nDemeter \nPersephone \nDionysus \nEros \nHebe \nEris \nHelios \nThanatos \nPan \nNemesis \nThe Graces \nThe Muses \nThe Erinnyes \nThe Fates
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From the Greeks.  Named after Mount Olympus where the gods were and hence the first Greek Olympian games were invented. Covering wrestling, running marathons, disk throwing and many other sports.
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myths and the minotaur