Why did the gods fight the Titans?

This event is also known as the War of the Titans, Battle of the Titans, Battle of the Gods, or just the Titan War. The war was fought to decide which generation of gods would have dominion over the universe; it ended in victory for the Olympian gods.
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Why did Zeus fight the Titans?

To insure his safety Cronus ate each of the children as they were born. This worked until Rhea, unhappy at the loss of her children, tricked Cronus into swallowing a rock, instead of Zeus. When he grew up Zeus would revolt against Cronus and the other Titans, defeat them, and banish them to Tartarus in the underworld.
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How did gods Defeat Titans?

Zeus and his brothers and sisters finally defeated the Titans after 10 years of fierce battles (the Titanomachia). The Titans were then hurled down by Zeus and imprisoned in a cavity beneath Tartarus.
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What did the gods do to the Titans?

Because of this Juno incited the Titans to rebel against Jupiter and restore Saturn (Cronus) to the kingship of the gods. Jupiter, with the help of Minerva (Athena), Apollo, and Diana (Artemis), put down the rebellion, and hurled the Titans (as in other accounts) down to Tartarus.
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Did the Titans fight the gods?

The Titanomachy, in Greek mythology, was the great war that occurred between the Titans, the old generation of Greek gods, and the Olympian gods, led by Zeus.
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Why did Zeus split humans in half?

As Plato puts it: “According to Greek mythology, humans were originally created with four arms, four legs and a head with two faces. Fearing their power, Zeus split them into two separate parts, condemning them to spend their lives in search of their other halves.”
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Are Titans or gods stronger?

The gods, also known as the Olympians, are stronger than the Titans. Even though in Greek mythology, the Titans are said to be a gigantic race that is powerful who gave birth to the gods or the Olympians, the Olympians still overthrew the Titans. This war is known as the TITANOMACHY in Greek mythology.
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Who is the strongest Titan?

1) Founding Titan

This is the most powerful Titan of the lot. If the shifter is of royal blood, they can turn any Eldian into a Titan, control the minds of every Titan and its subsequent shifters, and alter the memories of Eldians.
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Why is Zeus not a Titan?

All mythological creatures of that generation are called Titans. Gods are the children of the Titans. Specifically, Zeus was born from Cronus and Rea. Since Cronus feared that some time his childrens would try to seize power, he would eat them, but Rea managed to save Zeus and he tried to seize power when he grew up.
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Who created Titans?

Creation. All Titans were originally humans of a race of people called the Subjects of Ymir. Ymir Fritz was the first Titan, who became one after merging with a strange spine-like creature in a tree. Subjects of Ymir are all distantly related to her, connecting them to the paths which enables transformation.
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How did Zeus win the war against the Titans?

After freeing his brothers and sisters from the stomach of their father, Cronus, Zeus gathers the younger gods at Mount Olympus and wages a war. In the end Zeus and his brothers defeat Cronus and his fellow Titans. They banish all Titans to Tartaros.
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Who was the strongest god?

As king of the gods, Zeus is the most powerful among the Olympians. In fact, many were afraid of Zeus as a mighty punisher of those who committed wrongdoings.
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Who was the oldest Titan?

Oceanus: Titan God Of The Sea & Water

The eldest of the Titans, Oceanus was married to his sister Thetis. Together the two produced over 6000 spirits of the oceans and streams, known as the Oceanids.
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Who came before the Titans?

Hesiod, in his Theogony, considers the first beings (after Chaos) to be Gaia, Tartarus, Eros, Erebus, Hemera and Nyx. Gaia and Uranus in turn gave birth to the Titans, and the Cyclopes.
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Who was the ugliest god?

Hephaestus. Hephaestus is the son of Zeus and Hera. Sometimes it is said that Hera alone produced him and that he has no father. He is the only god to be physically ugly.
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What are the Titans powers?

Physiology and Abilities

The Colossal Titan has been shown to possess significant control over its body, able to release devastating bursts of steam to ward off enemies or even completely evaporate in seconds. The Armored Titan possesses hardened, armor-like skin covering all but the key areas of movement.
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Is Thanos a god?

In fact, Thanos isn't even a god himself, but rather an Eternal-Deviant hybrid who desperately wants to be worshiped as if he were a god.
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Is Kratos a real god?

In Greek mythology, Kratos (or Cratos) is the divine personification of strength. He is the son of Pallas and Styx. Kratos and his siblings Nike ('Victory'), Bia ('Force'), and Zelus ('Glory') are all essentially personifications of a trait. Kratos is first mentioned alongside his siblings in Hesiod's Theogony.
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Why is Aphrodite not a Titan?

Aphrodite is considered one of the twelve major Olympian gods, ruling from Mount Olympus under the leadership of Zeus; however, she is the only Olympian not fathered by the Titan Kronos or the god Zeus.
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Is Eren royal blood?

The Founding Titan was meant to be passed down through the Reiss family's royal bloodline. Because Eren lacks royal blood, under normal circumstances he cannot access the Founding Titan's incredible abilities -- namely memory manipulation and command over hordes of pure Titans.
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Who is the weakest Titan?

The Cart Titan would strike fear into anyone because it's a titan, and although it is extremely versatile, it is arguably the weakest of the Nine Titans. Unlike other titans, the Cart is quadrupedal, which is why it can have multiple turrets placed on its back.
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Who is the Jaw Titan?

The identity of Attack On Titan's current Jaw Titan is Falco Grice, a Warrior cadet who was imprisoned in Eldia and transformed into a Pure Titan which then ate Porco and gained his powers.
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Why did the Giants fight the gods?

The Gigantomachy was probably the most important battle that happened in Greek mythology. It was a fight between the Giants or Gigantes, sons of Gaea and Uranus, and the Olympian gods who were trying to overthrow the old religion and establish themselves as the new rulers of the cosmos.
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Are Giants more powerful than Titans?

The Giants aren't that much more powerful then the Titans, but they're stronger. BUT if we're talking in terms of strategy, Kronos and the Titans are clearly the winners.
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Is Kronos a Titan?

In Greek mythology Cronus was the son of Uranus (Heaven) and Gaea (Earth), being the youngest of the 12 Titans. On the advice of his mother he castrated his father with a harpē, thus separating Heaven from Earth.
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