In Greek mythology, Titans were the firstborn children of Uranus (the sky) and Gaea (the Earth). The ruler of the Titans was Cronos, whose Roman name is Saturn.
The largest satellite of Saturn, and the only moon in our solar system that has a substantial atmosphere.
(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)
the largest of the satellites of Saturn; has a hazy nitrogen atmosphere
a classroom based marketing program that allows students to compete for market share and profits from the sale of an online fictional product called a Hologenerator
a high school program designed exclusively for classroom use
an online business simulation that allows teams of players to operate a fictional company in a dynamically changing marketplace
A registered trade mark of Portakabin Limited for the largest building in the range of high-quality, relocatable accommodation. This building benefits from the appearance of a permanent building with attractive internal and external aesthetics.
(Greek) any of a race of giant deities who were overthrown by the Olympian gods; poetic epithet for the Titan, Helios. Titanic of or like the Titans; of great size, strength, or power. Titanism a spirit of revolt or defiance, like that of the Titans, against the established order, social conventions, etc. (See old ones.)
Titan is the largest of the 18 moons of Saturn. It has a diameter of 3,200 miles (5,150 km). It is the only moon known to have an atmosphere; it consists mostly of nitrogen (with some methane) and an atmospheric pressure of 1.6 bars (60 percent greater than the Earth's). The atmosphere with its heavy clouds obscures the moon's surface. It is the second-largest moon in the solar system (after Jupiter's moon Ganymede). Titan is larger than the planets Mercury and Pluto. The surface temperature is about -178°C = -289°F. It was discovered by C. Huygens in 1655.
In Greek mythology, the Titans (Greek , plural ) were a race of powerful deities that ruled during the legendary Golden Age. The Titans were twelve from their first literary appearance, in Hesiod, Theogony; pseudo-Apollodorus, in Bibliotheke, adds a thirteenth Titan Dione, a double of Theia. The six male Titans are known as the Titanes, and the female as the Titanides.
Titan (, from Ancient Greek Τῑτάν) or Saturn VI is the largest moon of Saturn and the second largest moon in the solar system,http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/news/features/saturn-story/moons.cfm NASA page: News-Features-the Story of Saturn saturn.jpl.nasa.gov. Retrieved 8 January 2007. after Jupiter's moon Ganymede. It is roughly 50% larger than Earth's moon by diameter, and is larger by diameter and mass than all known dwarf planets.
Titan is a 1979 science fiction novel by John Varley. It is the first book in his Gaea Trilogy. It was nominated for the Nebula Award for Best Novel in 1979, and the Hugo Award for Best Novel in 1980.
Titan is a 1997 science fiction novel by Stephen Baxter. The book depicts a manned mission to the enigmatic moon of Saturn, which has a thick atmosphere and a chemical makeup that some think may contain the building blocks of life.
In the Warhammer 40,000 fictional universe, a Titan is a colossal, and usually humanoid, mecha.
The Titans are a group of fictional characters in the Legends of Dune series of novels, written by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson and set in the Dune universe created by Frank Herbert. The twenty Titans took over the Old Empire, a millennium or so before the Butlerian Jihad, and most notably include Agamemnon, Ajax, Barbarossa, Dante, Hecate, Juno, Tlaloc and Xerxes.