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MythNet - Titans
Elder gods who ruled the earth before the Olympians overthrew them and banished them to Tartarus. With links to legends and characters.
Spiffy Entertainment - The 12 Trials of Hercules
Read concise accounts of each of Hercules' twelve labors, which began with the slaying of the Lion of Nemea.
Windows to the Universe - Atlas
Learn more about the Greek version of the Titan Atlas.
Mars - Probert Encyclopedia
Scroll through a listing of descriptions, definitions and educational material defining mythological figures in ancient Rome.
Interpedia - Titan Children
Link to each of the elder gods' progeny for descriptions of their significance, their relationships to one another, and their myths.
Interpedia - Titans
Elder gods, associated with the planets, who ruled the earth before the Olympians took over. With descriptions of each, and links to offspring.
Theoi Project - Hyades
Provides the parentage and names of these mountain nymphs, who were given charge of the young Dionysus.
Greek Mythology Link - Atlas
Details the life of this giant, who was condemned to forever hold up the world for leading the Titans in the war against the Olympians.
allRefer Reference - Atlas in Greek Mythology
Son of Iapetus and Clymene and the brother of Prometheus, this titan was condemned to hold the sky on his shoulders. Read a short profile of this god.
Infoplease - Calypso
Short passage profiles the daughter of Atlas, who entertained Odysseus on her island for seven years.
Notebook - Atlas
Presents a short profile of this god, and explains why he was turned into a mountain by Perseus.
Encyclopedia Mythica - Atlas
Learn why this Titan was condemned to bear the burden of the earth upon his shoulders, and how he attempted to shirk his duty, only to be outsmarted.