Titans (mythology)

The Titans were the original gods of Greek mythology prior to the rise of the Olympians and consisted of the many children of Gaia and Uranus - led by Cronus they were primal forces that were often depicted as giant and fearsome.

The Titans engaged in a large war with the Olympians that ended with the Titans being defeated and many of them being cast into Tartarus as enemies of the gods, they were one of the few beings in Greek mythology that were said to rival the power of the Olympians.