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Titaness

DEFINITIONS OF: Titaness

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n (Greek mythology) any of the primordial giant goddesses who were offspring of Uranus (heaven) and Gaea (earth) in ancient mythology

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Theia
(Greek mythology) the Titaness who was mother of Helios and Selene and Eos in ancient mythology
Rhea
fertility goddess in ancient Greek mythology; wife of Cronus and mother of Zeus; identified with Roman Ops and Cybele of ancient Asia Minor
Themis
(Greek mythology) the Titaness who was goddess of justice in ancient mythology
Mnemosyne
(Greek mythology) the Titaness who was goddess of memory; mother of the Muses
Phoebe
(Greek mythology) a Titaness who became identified with Artemis as goddess of the Moon
Tethys
(Greek mythology) a Titaness and sea goddess; wife of Oceanus
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a deity worshipped by the ancient Greeks
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