Titans in popular culture

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Gustave Dore's illustrations to Dante's Inferno, Plate LXV: Canto XXXI: The titans and giants Gustave Dore - Dante Alighieri - Inferno - Plate 65 (Canto XXXI - The Titans).jpg
Gustave Doré's illustrations to Dante's Inferno, Plate LXV: Canto XXXI: The titans and giants

The familiar name and large size of the Titans have made them dramatic figures suited to market-oriented popular culture.

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General or collective references

Sports teams

Individual

Atlas

Coeus

Crius

Cronus/Saturn

Eos/Aurora

Epimetheus

Hecate

Helios

Hyperion

Iapetus

Mnemosyne

Oceanus

Perses

Prometheus

Rhea

Selene

Tethys

Theia

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