Both Uses of
Titans
in
Misery, by Stephen King
- The Pepsi bottle looked almost as big as the nosecone of a Titan-II rocket.†
Chpt 2Titan = Greek Mythology: one of the giant-sized gods who ruled the Earth until overthrown by Zeus (also the name of Saturn's largest moon)
- Having a novel end exactly the way you thought it would when you started out would be like shooting a Titan missile halfway around the world and having the payload drop through a basketball hoop.†
Chpt 3 *
Definitions:
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(Titans as in: Atlas from Greek mythology) Greek mythology: the giant-sized gods who ruled the Earth until overthrown by ZeusAtlas (often seen holding the earth) is perhaps the best known Titan. The Titans were offspring of Uranus (Heaven) and Gaea (Earth).
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(Titanic as in: sinking of the Titanic) large British passenger ship that hit an iceberg and sank -- killing about 1500 people in 1912
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(titan as in: titan of industry) someone who is powerful or large
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(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Saturn's largest moon is named "Titan" because of its size.