Titan 30947 224819321 2008-07-10T15:41:04Z 82.20.12.86 /* Reading */ {{wiktionary}} {{tocright}} '''Titan''' refers to: ==Mythology== * [[Titan (mythology)]], a class of deity preceding the Olympians in Greek mythology *[[Helios]], Greek sun-deity sometimes referred to as "Titan" ==People== *Titan, a Gladiator played by [[Michael O'Hearn]] in the 2008 TV series "American Gladiators" ==Music== *[[Symphony No. 1 (Mahler)|''Symphony No. 1'' (Mahler)]], nicknamed "Titan" *[[Tit%C3%A3s]], a Brazilian Pop/Rock band *[[Titán]], the Mexican band ==Science== *[[Titan beetle]], the largest beetle in the Amazon rainforest *[[Titan (moon)]], largest satellite of the planet Saturn ==Military== * [[USS Titan (AGOS-15)|USS ''Titan'' (AGOS-15)]], a ship in the United States Navy * [[Titan (rocket family)]] * Titan, a British merchant ship torpedoed in 1940 whose survivors were resucued by {{warship|HMCS|St. Laurent|H83}} * [[HMH-769]], United States Marine Corps helicopter squadron known as Titan. ==Fiction== === Literature === *[[Titan (Imperial Guard)]], a member of the Shi'ar Imperial Guards in the Marvel Universe *[[Titan (DC comics)]], the moon of Saturn, as depicted in the fictional universe of DC Comics *[[Titan (Marvel Comics)]], the moon of Saturn, as depicted in the fictional universe of Marvel Comics *[[Titan (Stephen Baxter)|''Titan'' (Stephen Baxter)]], a science fiction novel by Stephen Baxter *[[Titan (John Varley)]], the first book in the Gaea Trilogy, by science fiction author John Varley *[[Titans (comics)]], also known as The ''Teen Titans'', a group of DC Comics superheroes *[[Titan (Comics Greatest World)]], a superhero turned supervillain in the Dark Horse Comics imprint Comics' Greatest World *[[Titan (Dune)]], a group of immortal cymeks in Brian Herbert's and Kevin J. Anderson's book ''The Butlerian Jihad'' *[[Titan (Ben Bova)|''Titan'' (Ben Bova)]], a novel in the "[[Grand Tour (novel series)|Grand Tour]]" series *''[[The Titan]]'', a novel by Theodore Dreiser *[[The Titan (collection)|''The Titan'' (collection)]], a collection of short stories by P. Schuyler Miller *[[Futility, or the Wreck of the Titan]], 1898 novella written by Morgan Robertson === Television === *''[[Titan A.E.]]'', an animated sci-fi space adventure movie *[[USS Titan (Star Trek)|USS ''Titan'' (Star Trek)]], a Starfleet ship in Star Trek *[[Titans (TV series)|''Titans'' (TV series)]], starring Casper Van Dien and Yasmine Bleeth *[[Titans (Canadian TV series)|''Titans'' (Canadian TV series)]], hosted by Patrick Watson === Otherwise === *Titans, an [[Universal_Century_Nations_and_Factions#Titans|elite counter-insurgency group]] in ''Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam'' *Hades God Titan of the [[Infershia Pantheon]] from ''Mahou Sentai Magiranger'' *''Titan'', a fictional [[Planets of Warhammer 40,000#Titan|planet of the Warhammer 40,000]] table-top game *''Titan'', the moon of Saturn, depicted as the stage for a massive war in the years preceding the anime [[Cowboy Bebop]] *Titan, [[British bank note]] with a nominal value of 100 million Pounds Sterling *''Titan Prison'', a new form of large prison in the UK being proposed and [http://www.justice.gov.uk/docs/cp1008.pdf consulted] ==Geography== *[[Titan, Bucharest]], a neighbourhood *[[Titan metro station]], located in the Titan neighbourhood of Bucharest *[[Titan (cave)]], in Derbyshire, the largest known pitch in the United Kingdom *[[Titan, Afghanistan]] ==Gaming== *[[Titan (game)|''Titan'' (game)]], a fantasy war board game *[[Titan (world)]], the Fighting Fantasy Game Books world that was created by Steve Jackson and Ian Livingstone *[[Titan (Dungeons & Dragons)]], a Dungeons & Dragons race of Outsiders *[[Titan (Warhammer 40,000)]], massive walking war-engines armed with powerful weapons *[[Titans (Warcraft)]], a race of beings that shape worlds in order to encourage the development of sentient life *[[Titan (game engine)]], a game engine developed by Stainless Steel Studios *[[Titan (1989 computer game)|''Titan'' (1989 computer game)]], an obscure Arkanoid/Breakout-clone made by Titus *[[Titan (Final Fantasy character)]], a summoned beast in the ''Final Fantasy'' series *''[[Age of Mythology: The Titans]]'', an expansion pack to the game ''Age of Mythology'' *The ''titan reactor'' on explorer-class science vessels in the science-fiction series ''[[StarCraft]]''. *Titan, the strongest upgraded unit of the Tower town in the ''[[Heroes of Might and Magic]]'' series *Titans, the largest ship class in ''[[EVE Online]]'' *[[Titan (Battlefield 2142)]], huge transport and assault vehicles in ''Battlefield 2142'' *Titan, GDI's Medium Battle Mechanized Walker in ''[[Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun]] and [[Command & Conquer 3: Kane's Wrath]]'' *[[Crash of the Titans]], a Crash Bandicoot game *Titans (Crash of the Titans) The lead enemies in the video game ''Crash of the Titans'' *[[Resident Evil Outbreak File 2]] Titan, aka Oscar, is Raccon City's zombified elephant *[[Titan Quest]], a PC action role-playing game developed by Iron Lore Entertainment ==Sports== <!-- There are dozens of schools, colleges and universities that have Titans as their team name or mascot. Unless the team has an article, please do not add to this list. --> * [[Acadie-Bathurst Titan]], hockey team in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League * [[Gold Coast Titans]], Australian rugby league team * [[Titans cricket team]], the Nashua Titans, a South African cricket team based in Centurion and Benoni * [[Tennessee Titans]], American football team in the National Football League * [[New York Titans]], former name of the New York Jets, an American football team * [[New York Titans (NLL)]], a team in the National Lacrosse League *[[California State University, Fullerton]]'s athletic teams, nicknamed "The Titans" * [[University of Detroit Mercy]] Titans *The [[Wilbraham & Monson Academy]] Titans, Wilbraham, Massachusetts * The [[St. John's Jesuit High School and Academy]] Titans, in Toledo, Ohio * The [[Syracuse High School]] Titans, located in Syracuse, Utah * The [[T. C. Williams High School]] Titans, located in Alexandria, Virginia * The [[West Forsyth High School]] Titans, located in Clemmons, North Carolina * [[Wichita South High School]] Titans, located in Wichita, Kansas * [[Todd Beamer High School]] Titans, located in Federal Way, Washington * [[University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh]] Titans, collegiate teams from Wisconsin. ==Companies and products== *[[Chevrolet Titan]], a cabover tractor-trailer truck made by Chevrolet from 1968-1988 *[[Leyland Titan (B15)]] and [[Leyland Titan]], Leyland's double-deck buses *[[Nissan Titan]], a full-size pickup truck for the North American market *[[Titan Aircraft]], a company specializing in ultralight aircraft kits *[[Titan Airways]], a charter airline *[[Titan Books]], a UK publisher of [[Titan Magazines]] graphic novels *[[Titan Cement]], an international cement company. *[[Titan Corporation]], a private military contractor *[[Titan Industries]], an Indian watchmaker *[[TITAN2D]], software application; a numerical code for simulating granular avalanches. *[[Titan (roller coaster)]], at Six Flags Over Texas, produced by Giovanola *[[Titan (computer)]], prototype Atlas 2 computer developed in the early 1960s * Titan, a [[South Devon Railway Gorgon class]] 4-4-0ST steam locomotive *[[Terex Titan]] 33-19, largest dump truck in the world, one-of-a-kind, parked in Sparwood, BC, Canada *Titan Sports, the former parent company of World Wrestling Federation Entertainment Inc, now [[World Wrestling Entertainment|World Wrestling Entertainment Inc]] *[[Volkswagen Titan]], a truck from [[Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles]] ==See also== *[[Titanium]], a light, strong, lustrous, corrosion-resistant metal *[[Titanic (disambiguation)]] {{disambig}} [[als:Titan]] [[ast:Titán]] [[zh-min-nan:Titan]] [[bg:Титан]] [[ca:Tità]] [[cs:Titan]] [[cy:Titan]] [[da:Titan]] [[de:Titan]] [[el:Τιτάνας]] [[es:Titán]] [[eo:Titano]] [[fr:Titan]] [[gl:Titán]] [[ko:티탄]] [[hr:Titan]] [[it:Titano]] [[he:טיטאן (פירושונים)]] [[lb:Titan]] [[lt:Titanas (reikšmės)]] [[hu:Titán]] [[nl:Titaan]] [[ja:タイタン]] [[no:Titan]] [[nn:Titan]] [[nds:Titan]] [[pl:Tytan]] [[pt:Titã]] [[ro:Titan (dezambiguizare)]] [[ru:Титан]] [[simple:Titan]] [[sk:Titan]] [[sl:Titan]] [[sh:Titan]] [[fi:Titan]] [[sv:Titan]] [[vi:Titan (định hướng)]] [[tr:Titan]] [[uk:Титан]] [[zh:泰坦 (消歧义)]]