Ouranos and Gaia prophesied that a son of Kronos would eventually depose the Titanes, and so the Titan-king, in fear for his throne, took to devouring each one of his offspring as soon as they were born. Four of them-Hyperion, Krios, Koios and Iapetos-were posted at the four corners of the earth to hold Sky fast, while Kronos in the centre castrated him with an adamantine sickle.Īfter they had seized control of the cosmos, the Titanes released their storm giant brothers from Gaia's belly, only to lock them away shortly afterwards in the pit of Tartaros (Tartarus). Led by Kronos, five of the six brothers, laid an ambush for their father, seizing hold of him as he descended to lie upon Earth. Gaia was incensed and incited her Titan sons to rebel. When their father was king he imprisoned six giant brothers of the Titanes-the Kyklopes (Cyclopes) and Hekatonkheires (Hecatoncheires)-in the belly of Earth. THE TITANES (Titans) were six elder gods named Kronos (Cronus), Koios (Coeus), Krios (Crius), Iapetos (Iapetus), Hyperion and Okeanos (Oceanus), sons of Ouranos (Uranus, Sky) and Gaia (Gaea, Earth), who ruled the cosmos before the Olympians came to power. Straining-Gods ( teinô, titainô) Titans Atlas and Prometheus, Laconian black-figure amphora C6th B.C., Vatican City Museums
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