All 34 Uses of
Titans
in
The Titan's Curse
- He meant the immortals who ruled the oceans back in the days of the Titans.†
Chpt 5
- The fact that they were back now, with the Titan Lord Kronos and his allies gaining strength, was not good.†
Chpt 5 *Titan = Greek Mythology: one of the giant-sized gods who ruled the Earth until overthrown by Zeus (also the name of Saturn's largest moon)
- Thousands of years ago, after the big Titan—God war, the gods had sliced him to bits with his own scythe and scattered his remains in Tartarus, which is like the gods' bottomless recycling bin for their enemies.†
Chpt 6
- Then last summer, on board Luke's demon cruise ship, we'd seen a golden coffin, where Luke claimed he was summoning the Titan Lord out of the abyss, bit by bit, every time someone new joined their cause.†
Chpt 6
- The Oracle spoke: Five shall go west to the goddess in chains, One shall be lost in the land without rain, The bane of Olympus shows the trail, Campers and Hunters combined prevail, The Titan's curse must one withstand, And one shall perish by a parent's hand.†
Chpt 6
- And the Titan's curse must one withstand," Silena said.†
Chpt 7
- I knew Chiron's dad was Kronos, the evil Titan Lord himself.†
Chpt 7
- You know what this Titan's curse is, don't you?†
Chpt 7
- "Percy," she called, "whatever you're going to do—" The lion roared and swatted her like a cat toy, sending her flying into the side of a Titan rocket.†
Chpt 10
- Titan magic—what's left of it—still lingers.†
Chpt 11
- "From the War of the Titans," she said.†
Chpt 15
- The first time, during the Titan war, the Ophiotaurus was in fact slain by a giant ally of the Titans, but thy father, Zeus, sent an eagle to snatch the entrails away before they could be tossed into the fire.†
Chpt 15Titan = Greek Mythology: one of the giant-sized gods who ruled the Earth until overthrown by Zeus (also the name of Saturn's largest moon)
- The first time, during the Titan war, the Ophiotaurus was in fact slain by a giant ally of the Titans, but thy father, Zeus, sent an eagle to snatch the entrails away before they could be tossed into the fire.†
Chpt 15
- The Titans shall honor me, and I shall feast on the flesh of half-bloods!†
Chpt 15
- You shall rule this world together under the auspices of the Titans.†
Chpt 15
- After the war between the Titans and the gods, many of the Titans were punished and imprisoned.†
Chpt 16
- After the war between the Titans and the gods, many of the Titans were punished and imprisoned.†
Chpt 16
- "The mountain fortress of the Titans," Zoe said.†
Chpt 16
- Yes, I-am Atlas, the general of the Titans and terror of the gods.†
Chpt 16
- This is the point where the sky and the earth first met, where Ouranos and Gaia first brought forth their mighty children, the Titans.†
Chpt 17
- I attacked the Titan Lord Atlas.†
Chpt 17Titan = Greek Mythology: one of the giant-sized gods who ruled the Earth until overthrown by Zeus (also the name of Saturn's largest moon)
- I remembered the words of the prophecy: The Titan's curse must one withstand.†
Chpt 17
- She had two wicked hunting knives, each as long as her arm, and she slashed wildly at the Titan, dodging and leaping with unbelievable grace.†
Chpt 17
- She leaped between her father and Artemis and shot an arrow straight into the Titan's forehead, where it lodged like a unicorn's horn.†
Chpt 17
- As fast as thought, Artemis grabbed his javelin shaft...It hit the earth right next to her and she pulled backward, using the javelin like a lever, kicking the Titan Lord and sending him flying over her.†
Chpt 17
- "At my Lord Zeus's command," Artemis said, "my brother Apollo and I shall hunt the most powerful monsters, seeking to strike them down before they can join the Titans' cause.†
Chpt 19
- Lady Athena shall personally check on the other Titans to make sure they do not escape their various prisons.†
Chpt 19
- If we destroy heroes who do us a great favor, then we are no better than the Titans.†
Chpt 19
- If the Titans were to steal it, or— You can't," I insisted.†
Chpt 19
- The curse of the sky can only be forced upon a Titan, one of the children of Gaia and Ouranous.†
Chpt 19Titan = Greek Mythology: one of the giant-sized gods who ruled the Earth until overthrown by Zeus (also the name of Saturn's largest moon)
- But if you are, then the second Titan war is almost upon us.†
Chpt 20
- Much better than being recruited into the Titans' army.†
Chpt 20
- Maybe I can keep an eye on Mount Tam, make sure the Titans don't try anything else.†
Chpt 20
Uses with a meaning too rare to warrant foucs:
- I don't keep track of all those ancient monsters and dusty titans.†
Chpt 7 *
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.