But his mother prophesied that one of his children would overthrow him. He accordingly swallowed them all except Zeus, whom Rhea saved by a stratagem. Zeus, when grown tip, obtained the assistance of the Ocean-nymph Thetis in making Cronus disgorge his children, and then, with the help of his kinsfolk, overpowered Cronus and the Titans. Gaea herself suddenly came into being out of Chaos, Gaea Gaea, or Mother Earth, was the great goddess of the early Greeks.
She represented the Earth and was worshipped as the universal mother. In Greek mythology, she created the Universe and gave birth to both He was also known as the god of justice.
He was named king of the gods in the special meeting that followed his He was named king of the gods in the special In Greek mythology, she created the universe and gave birth to both Hades Following the defeat of the Titans by the Jovian gods, Hades obtained the kingdom of the underworld. One day, while he was riding through the field of battle, the goddess Aphrodite had her companion Eros Neptune Neptune was the name that ancient Romans gave to the Greek god of the sea and earthquakes, Poseidon.
He was the brother of Jupiter Zeus and of Pluto Hades. After the defeat of their father Saturn Cronos , Please log in Username: Password: Forgot password? NESTA welcomes new Institutional Affiliates in support of our ongoing programs, as well as collaborations on new projects. Kottos , Gyes , and Briareos the Hekatonkheires.
He is also the father of Chiron. He is the Titan lord of the universe; his rule was known as the Golden Age. His Roman name is Saturn. Gaea and Ouranos had three races of children; the Hekatonkheires , the Elder Kyklopes , and the Titans ; Kronos was the youngest Titan. Ouranos, however, hated his children; he then locked the Hekatonkheires and Elder Kyklopes deep within Gaea, causing her great displeasure and pain. Angered at Ouranos and his actions, Gaea then created a sickle from the strongest metal.
She then gathered her remaining children, the Titans, urging them to take the scythe, so as to take vengeance against Ouranos and free their brothers.
The Titans, however, out of fear of their father, refused. Only Kronos was willing. He took the scythe and then convinced his older brothers Hyperion, Koios, Krios, and Iapetos to help him ambush their father Okeanos, the eldest Titan, refused to help with the murder.
When Ouranos came down to earth to lay with Gaia, the four of them ambushed their father, holding him down by his arms and legs. Kronos castrated Ouranos, and threw his genitals into the sea, as an insult to Okeanos for not helping with the murder. Ouranos' blood spilled acrosd the earth, and from it came forth the Gigantes, and Erinyes the Furies. Where Kronos threw Ouranos' genitalia, sea foam started to form and Aphrodite sprung forth from it.
Eventually, Gaea took a new husband, Pontus - and later Tartarus Protogenoi - and Kronos had become the new king and ruler of the universe. In fear of his father's words that one of his own children would overthrow him, he then swallowed them after they were born. However, when Rhea was pregnant with her sixth child, Zeus, she went to a cave on Mount Ida in Crete where she gave birth to him in private.
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