Mythful Meanings

In the English language, many meanings come from myths. This blog considers many of those words.

Myths are stories people tell to explain the great mysteries of life, such as birth and death, why the sun rises and sets, and why the moon changes in a predictable pattern.

I decided to start over from the end of the alphabet and work toward the beginning. I have a stack of index cards with information typed on them, all in alphabetical order. When I started this blog, I started at A, because I didn't realize that all the entries would be pushed down.

Wednesday, August 22, 2007

Titan

To the ancient Greeks and Romans, Titans were the primeval deities, who were the children of Uranus and Gaia. The Titans were overthrown by their children, the gods of Olympus. The Titans include Oceanus (Ocean), Hyperian (sun), Theia (moon), Themis (law and order), Mnemosyne (memory), Atlas, Rhea (the mother of the Olympian gods), and Cronos (the father of the Olympian gods. The Titans were never completely abandoned, but were still honored separately, or their attributes and legends were incorporated into those of the later gods who replaced them.

English words: Our word Titan means one who is gigantic in size or power. Titanic means one who is like the Titans. Also, we have titanium, a metal resembling silicon.
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