The Titans are the first family of gods in Greek stories — the ones who ruled the universe before Zeus. They were imagined as giants: shaped like people, but enormous.

The Titans 泰坦 are the first family of gods in Greek stories 是希臘故事裡最早的一族神 — the ones who ruled the universe before Zeus 是在宙斯之前統治宇宙的那些神。They were imagined as giants 他們被想像成巨人: shaped like people, but enormous 外型像人，但體型巨大

The story goes that Cronus led them, that he was warned his own child would replace him, and that Zeus, that child, grew up and led a war against them. The Titans lost, and the younger gods took over the sky. That fight is called the Titanomachy, and it is the reason so many English words about size come from this family.

The story goes that 故事是這樣說的: Cronus led them 克羅諾斯領導他們, that he was warned his own child would replace him 他被警告自己的孩子將來會取代他, and that Zeus, that child, grew up and led a war against them 而那個孩子宙斯長大後帶頭對他們發動戰爭。The Titans lost 泰坦戰敗了, and the younger gods took over the sky 較年輕的神接管了天界。That fight is called the Titanomachy 那場戰爭叫做泰坦之戰（Titanomachy）, and it is the reason so many English words about size come from this family 這也是為什麼這麼多跟「巨大」有關的英文字都源自這一族的名字

Some individual Titans stayed famous on their own: Atlas, who holds up the sky on his shoulders, and Prometheus, who stole fire and gave it to human beings.

Some individual Titans 有幾位個別的泰坦神 stayed famous on their own 各自單獨出名: Atlas, who holds up the sky on his shoulders 阿特拉斯，用肩膀撐著天空, and Prometheus, who stole fire and gave it to human beings 還有普羅米修斯，偷了火給人類

The word is normally plural and capitalised when it means these gods. Outside myth, people use "titans" with a small t for the biggest players in a field — the titans of Wall Street — and American sports teams borrow the name too. So the same word can be ancient gods, powerful business people, or a football team, and the capital letter plus the sentence around it tells you which.

The word is normally plural and capitalised 這個字通常是複數、字首大寫 when it means these gods 當它指的是這些神的時候。Outside myth 在神話之外, people use "titans" with a small t 大家會用小寫的「titans」 for the biggest players in a field 指某個領域裡最厲害的巨頭 — the titans of Wall Street 華爾街的巨頭 — and American sports teams borrow the name too 美國的運動隊伍也會借用這個名字。So the same word 所以同一個字 can be ancient gods 可以是古代的神, powerful business people 有權勢的商業人物, or a football team 或是一支美式足球隊, and the capital letter plus the sentence around it tells you which 大寫字母加上前後文會告訴你是哪一種