Cronus

born to Cronus and Rhea alongside his brothers Zeus, the god of the sky, and Hades, the god of the underworld. He also had three sisters, Hera, Demeter and Hesitia. Poseidon gained control of the sea when the three brothers overthrew their father and took over. He married Amphitrite the marine-goddess and had…

She asked for all her sons to help her with it. Four of her sons placed themselves at the corners of the world ready to catch their father when he came to lay with Gaea. The other son that helped hugely was Cronus. He was hidden under their bed with an adamantine sickle. He was supposed to use this sickle to cut Uranus when he came to lay with Gaea (“Ouranos” 1). This cut supposed to make Uranus unable to produce any more children as Gaea was in an immense…

skies. Gaia, the wife of Uranus, bore many children to him, all of whom he hated. Uranus chose to imprison Gaia’s youngest children, which caused her immense pain. As a plan of revenge, Gaia called upon her son Cronus to castrate Uranus with a sickle. Following his mother’s orders, Cronus castrated Uranus and threw his severed genitals into the sea. It was there that Aphrodite was born, risen from foam. Personally, I like the ideals that Aphrodite stands for. She not only represents physical…

They ended having 12 children: six boys and six girls. The men of the family were Coeus, Cronus, Crius, Hyperion, Iapetus and Oceanus. The females of the family were Mnemosyne, Pheobe, Rhea, Theia, Themis, and Tethys. These 12 children are the original Titans. They gained their power when Cronus killed is father and took control of Cosmos. While Cronus was killing his father, some of his brothers and sisters decided to have children with each other. Thus became the second…

children: the elder cyclops, the hundred-handed ones, and the Titans. The first two was thrown in Tartus, the evil hole. The twelve titans were six guys and ladies with their own special powers like time, water, and etc. The Males were Coeus, Cronus, Crius, Hyperion, Iapetus…

Zeus: Here I mad a quote expressing how Zeus had many wifes by talking about all the girls he is meeting up with “My schedule goes as follows, later today I have a date with Hera, than tomorrow I have a date Metis, than I have a date with Demeter on Saturday and the next day I have to go out and meet with Themis.” Hades: Here I express how lonely Hades get without any company in the Underworld and his jealousy towards his siblings “More dead souls, why did Zeus give me the…

often could adopt the shape of a steed and as god of earthquakes, he used the trident to make the earth shake causing earthquakes. Poseidon is a brother to Zeus and Hades. At birth Poseidon was swallowed whole by his father Cronus. After the overthrow of their father, Cronus these three gods divided up the universe. Zeus became ruler of the sky, Hades got control of the Underworld and Poseidon was given all water, both fresh and salt. After this the olympians agreed that the earth itself would…

his family, special powers, and his importance to deal with. One thing Zeus cared a lot about was his family. His wife was the goddess, Hera, but he had many affairs on her, which she did not like, (Karas). His parents were the god and goddess, Cronus and Rhea, He also had five older siblings that were gods and goddesses (Hatziantoniou). Zeus and his brothers, Hades and Poseidon, shared rule over the entire universe (Hamilton 27). Overall…

Introduction In Greek mythology, Zeus was known as the god of the sky and weather, or the sender of thunder. He overthrew his father, Cronus, and became the supreme leader of the gods. His golden throne was on the highest summit of Mount Olympus showing his superiority and respect from all gods and mortals (Mortal kings would boast that they were descendants of Zeus). While his well known weapon was the thunderbolt which he hurls at the ones who displeases or defies him, he also possesses a…

Hades was one of the original six Olympian gods Hades was the eldest son of the Titans, Cronus and Rhea Born on the island of Crete Poseidon, Demeter, Hestia, Hera, Zeus, Chiron were his siblings He was known as the god of death and the King of the Underworld He was also known as the god of the secret wealth of the earth because of all the wealth that came with cultivating the fertile soil and mining gold, silver and other valuable metals. The word “hades” means invisible in Greek language and…