Cronus Myth

Chaos was all there was in the beginning, then out of it appeared Erebus, followed by Gaea, the earth. Gaea alone gave birth to Uranus, the sky. Uranus became Gaea's husband. They produced the three Cyclopes, the three Hecatoncheires, and twelve Titans. Though, Uranus was a cruel father and husband. So, Cronus the youngest titan, castrated him with a sickle. It is unclear as to what happened to Uranus afterwards. Cronus became the next ruler, he imprisoned the Cyclopes and the Hecatoncheires in Tartarus. Rhea became his wife, and they had many children. Cronus swallowed all of his children as they were born, because it was said that one of his children would overthrow him. Rhea was angry about the treatment of her children. She decided when it was time to give birth to her sixth child, she would let the child to be raised by nymphs.
This child was Zeus. To get back at his father Zeus got Metis to prepare a drink for Cronus designed to make him vomit the other children. Rhea convinced Cronus to accept his son and Zeus was allowed to return as Cronus's cupbearer, giving him the …show more content…
The main theme in this creation myth is the drive for dominance and especially power. Power has been a struggle, from Uranus to Cronus and eventually Zeus and his children. But this view of the world didn’t have a bad outcome, for each generation of divine figures is an improvement over the last one. The Olympian gods beneath Zeus are the most informed and educated generation, and from then on it only got better. Though fighting is how gods and men alike become victorious and establish their superiority among others. Keeping the balance among authority and civilians. And that superiority is always subject to question in the end. Violence and strength determines who keeps the power. Though, this view of seeing the world in terms of conflict gave Greek civilization an extremely dramatic outlook and still