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According to Greek mythology: - In the beginning there was Chaos, from which emerged Gaia (Mother Earth) and Uranus (Sky). Gaia and Uranus had six children called the Titans. - Gaia and Uranus also gave birth to monsters, which Uranus disliked and forced back into Gaia's womb, angering her. She sought the Titans' help. - With Gaia's help, the youngest Titan Cronus defeated Uranus by castrating him. Cronus later married his sister Rhea and swallowed their children due to a prophecy, except for Zeus who was saved and would later defeat Cronus.
greek mythology
- 1. Accordingto Greekmythology,inthe beginningthere wasnothing.Thiswascalled Chaos.From thisnothingnesscame lightandformed MotherEarth(Gaia) andSky (Uranus) From Gaia and Uranus came six twinsknownasthe Titans.The six twinTitanswere namedOceanusandTethys, CoeusandPhoebe,HyperionandThea,CreosandThemis,IapetosandClymene,andfinallyCronosand Rhea. Gaia and Uranus alsogave birthto three Cyclopes,three giants,eachwithfiftyheads and one-hundredarms.Uranusdislikedhisoffspring,sohe forcedthemtoreturnto theirmother¨s womb.The painof carryingthe numerouschildrenangeredGaia,andshe made a planforrevenge againstUranus. She calleduponthe Titansto helpher.The youngest,Cronos(masterof time),came to heraid. Cronos,withhismother¨shelp,createdasickle andcut off hisfather¨sgenitalswhenhisfather came to be withhismother. Cronoscast the cut off genitalsintothe sea.Accordingtosome versionsof the myth, the goddessAphrodite wascreatedfromthe bloodthatdroppedintothe sea.Inadditionsome of the blooddroppedonto the earthcreatingall typesof scary offspring. Afterdefeatinghisfather,CronosmarriedhissisterRhea.The twohad six children: Hestia,Demeter,Hera,Hades,PoseidonandZeus.Cronos,aftereachbirth,swallowedthe firstfive childrenbecause of aprophecythatclimedone of hischildrenwouldoverthrow him.Rheatricked Cronoswiththe sixthchild.Zeus,insteadof handingCronosthe child,she gave himarock in a blanket. Cronosswalloweditbelievingitwasthe baby.Rheathensmuggledthe babyZeustothe islandof Crete to be raisedby nymphs.LaterZeuswouldreturnto defeathisfatherinthe battle betweenthe Olympiansandthe Titans.
- 2. he darkness that covers the underworld