These alone among the older gods were not banished with the coming of Zeus, but they took a lower place. The other notable Titans were O CEAN, the river that was supposed to encircle the earth his wife T ETHYS H YPERION, the father of the sun, the moon, and the dawn M NEMOSYNE, which means Memory T HEMIS, usually translated by Justice and I APETUS, important because of his sons, A TLAS, who bore the world on his shoulders, and P ROMETHEUS, who was the savior of mankind. The Romans said that when Jupiter, their name for Zeus, ascended the throne, Saturn fled to Italy and brought in the Golden Age, a time of perfect peace and happiness, which lasted as long as he reigned. He ruled over the other Titans until his son Zeus dethroned him and seized the power for himself. The most important was C RONUS, in Latin S ATURN. There were many of them, but only a few appear in the stories of mythology. They were of enormous size and of incredible strength. The Titans, often called the Elder Gods, were for untold ages supreme in the universe. THE TITANS AND THE TWELVE GREAT OLYMPIANS The Titans were their children, and the gods were their grandchildren. Before there were gods heaven and earth had been formed. It was the other way about: the universe created the gods. The Greeks did not believe that the gods created the universe. They breathe of that far world wherefrom they come, Strange clouded fragments of an ancient glory,
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She Persisted Around the World is a book for everyone who has ever aimed high and been told to step down, for everyone who has ever raised their voice and been told to quiet down, and for everyone who has ever felt small, unimportant or unworthy. In this companion book to She Persisted- 13 American Women Who Changed the World, Chelsea Clinton introduces readers to a group of thirteen incredible women who have shaped history all across the globe. They haven't let anyone get in their way and have helped us better understand our world and what's possible. Whether in science, the arts, sports or activism, women and girls throughout history have been determined to break barriers and change the status quo. They've spoken out, risen up and fought for what's right, even when they've been told to be quiet. Women around the world have long dreamed big, even when they've been told their dreams didn't matter. 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