Titans (Disney)

The Titans of Disney's Hercules appeared briefly in the series but played a much larger role in the film, where they were used by Hades to stage an unsuccessful uprising against the gods of Olympus - far more than just powerful monsters the Titans were one of the few beings depicted with the power to challenge and even temporarily defeat a god of Zeus' level (however they were powerless once Zeus regained his lightning bolts).

In the beginning of the film the Titans are introduced via the Muses, who sing a song about the dark days of the primordial earth - where the Titans ruled over a hapless population as cruel and chaotic gods, causing all manner of misery to befall mankind until a young Zeus rose against them and cast them down using his legendary lightning bolts.

The Titans were then tossed down into a seemingly bottomless pit (probably representing Tartarus) beneath the ocean and left for all eternity, that was until Hades came up with a plan to unleash the Titans and use their ancient power to exact his own revenge against the gods of Olympus.