a person or thing of enormous size, strength, power, or achievement
from Greek Titan, one of the elder gods in Greek mythology who ruled before the Olympians
The original Titans were literally the older generation of gods who got overthrown by Zeus and company - talk about a hostile takeover!
Titan (Greek mythological male giant) applied as honorific to powerful men; rarely to women despite equivalent achievement, reinforcing male-as-default for greatness/scale.
Use 'titan,' 'industry leader,' or 'pioneer' for all genders equally; specify achievement rather than size metaphor.
["pioneer","leader","innovator","luminary"]
Women titans (Margaret Mead, Hedy Lamarr, Katherine Johnson) termed 'women in [field]' while male equivalents simply 'titan'—misgendering scale of contribution.
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