Which two beings are identified as the parents of the Titans?

Which two beings are identified as the parents of the Titans?

• A. Rhea and Cronus
• B. Nyx and Erebus
• C. Gaia and Uranus
• D. Hera and Zeus

Answer: (C)

The Titans come from the union of Gaia (Earth) and Uranus (the Sky). In Greek myth, Gaia and Uranus are the primordial beings whose partnership births the first generation of gods, including the twelve Titans. That makes them the parents of the Titans. The other options don’t fit because Nyx and Erebus are personifications of night and darkness, not the parents of the Titans; Cronus and Rhea are themselves Titans; and Hera and Zeus are Olympian gods who come after the Titans.

The Titans come from the union of Gaia (Earth) and Uranus (the Sky). In Greek myth, Gaia and Uranus are the primordial beings whose partnership births the first generation of gods, including the twelve Titans. That makes them the parents of the Titans. The other options don’t fit because Nyx and Erebus are personifications of night and darkness, not the parents of the Titans; Cronus and Rhea are themselves Titans; and Hera and Zeus are Olympian gods who come after the Titans.