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'''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==
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* [[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)]]
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