A venture that fails spectacularly, especially one perceived as overconfident.
Of a conflict or contest: involving equally powerful participants.
Of or relating to the Titans, a race of giant gods in Greek mythology.
Having great size, or great force, power, or strength.
The R.M.S. Titanic, an ocean liner, supposedly unsinkable, that sank on its maiden voyage on 15 April 1912 after colliding with an iceberg.
A fictitious narrative intended to enforce some useful truth or precept, usually with animals, etc. as characters; an apologue. Prototypically, Aesop's Fables.
Fiction; untruth; falsehood.
Any story told to excite wonder; common talk; the theme of talk.
The plot, story, or connected series of events forming the subject of an epic or dramatic poem.