NOUN | person | titan, colossus, behemoth, giant, heavyweight | a person of exceptional importance and reputation |
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person | Titan | (Greek mythology) any of the primordial giant gods who ruled the Earth until overthrown by Zeus | |
object | Titan | the largest of the satellites of Saturn |
Sounds | tay'tahn | |
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Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... |
Meaning | A person of exceptional importance and reputation. | |
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Synonyms | colossus, behemoth, giant, heavyweight | |
Broader | important person, influential person, personage | A person whose actions and opinions strongly influence the course of events |
Spanish | coloso, figura, hombre de peso, monstruo, mujer de peso, titán | |
Catalan | colós, dona de pes, figura, home de pes, monstre, tità | |
Adjectives | titanic | of great force or power |
Meaning | (Greek mythology) any of the primordial giant gods who ruled the Earth until overthrown by Zeus; the Titans were offspring of Uranus (Heaven) and Gaea (Earth). | |
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Category | Greek mythology | The mythology of the ancient Greeks |
Instances | Atlas | (Greek mythology) a Titan who was forced by Zeus to bear the sky on his shoulders |
Cocus | (Greek mythology) one of the Titans | |
Crius | (Greek mythology) one of the Titans | |
Cronus | (Greek mythology) the supreme god until Zeus dethroned him | |
Hyperion | (Greek mythology) a Titan who was the son of Gaea and Uranus and the father of Helios and Selene and Eos in ancient mythology | |
Iapetus | (Greek mythology) the Titan who was father of Atlas and Epimetheus and Prometheus in ancient mythology | |
Oceanus | (Greek mythology) god of the stream that flowed around the earth in ancient mythology | |
Prometheus | (Greek mythology) the Titan who stole fire from Olympus and gave it to mankind | |
Instance of | Greek deity | A deity worshipped by the ancient Greeks |
Narrower | Epimetheus | (Greek mythology) brother of Prometheus |
Spanish | titán, Titán | |
Catalan | tità |
Meaning | The largest of the satellites of Saturn; has a hazy nitrogen atmosphere. | |
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Instance of | satellite | Any celestial body orbiting around a planet or star |
Spanish | Titán |
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