Titani

Titani (Τιτάνη, ancient form: Titane), accented form: Titáni is a village in the municipality of Sikyona, Corinthia prefecture, Greece on a road connecting Kiato and Nemea. As of 2001, it had a population of 310 for the settlement. Located between the Gulf of Corinth and the GR-8 (Athens - Corinth - Patras).

Nearest places

 * Gonoussa, NNE
 * Bozikas, SSW

Location
Located 28 km SSW from the new and 30 km from the old GR-9/E55 (Athens - Corinth - Patras) as well as Kiato, Titani is also located 58 km west of Corinth, northeast of Tripoli, around 140 km west of Athens and 120 km ESE of Patras.

Geography
Titani sits on the foot of Vesiza mountains. The area are filled with farms and consists of fruits, vegetables, livestock, dairy, olives and other crops. The northern portion are mountainous and are partly forested along with the area.

History
Ancient Titane was part of the city-state of Sicyon, it is named after the Titans, brother of Helios. Pausanias visited the city in which from Sicyon that said it had a difficult road. The city had the temple of Asclepius and was built by Alexanor, son of Machaon, relative of Asclepius. The temple of Athens with two statues of Asclepius and Hygeia in the time when Pausanias visited, it was strucked by lightning. It had the alter of Anemos.

The ancient city has been excavated, it features the ancient acropolis and its ruins.

Slavs settled the area and was renamed to Voivonta or Voivo(n)da (Βοϊβοντά, coming from a word voivoda). It was last ruled by the Ottomans until the Greek War of Independence of 1821. After World War II and the Greek Civil War, its buildings were rebuilt and emigration occurred at a higher rate until the 1980s. Titani became connected with asphalt after the war. Electricity, radio and automobiles were introduced in the mid-20th century, television in the late-20th century and computer and internet at the turn of the millennium. In 1997, the ex-community (now a village and a municipal district) joined to become the newly formed municipality of Sikyones.

Today, it is a village with a few inhabitants, it is populated during the summer months. The population depends on olive and cattle productions.