According to the wikipedia list of 5e monsters, Empyrean is the new name (or a new name?) for titans, which have certainly been around since D&D's dark ages.
Titan is in the list of proposed monsters:
Pros: High Strength, mythologically, the Titan Uranus ate his children.
Cons: The only way to rescue O'Chul is by using Maze, which fits badly. It wouldn't be surprising it can talk.