Τιτῆνες

Τῑτῆνες, οἱ, Ion. for Τιτᾶνες, v. Τιτάν.

Τιτῆνες

• (ὑποταρτάριοι).
• The sons of Uranus and Ge, confined by Zeus in Tartarus. Hera’s oath by them Il. 14.279.
• Called Οὐρανίωνες 898;
• also ἔνερθε θεοί 274, ἐνέρτεροι θεοί 225.

Τιτῆνες : the Titans, sons of Uranus and Gaea. Under the lead of Cronus they took possession of heaven, but were cast down by him into Tartarus. Finally Zeus, aided by Gaea, overpowered Cronus and shut him up with the other Titans, Il. 5.898, Il. 14.279.