In the beginning
Gaea- Mother earth Uranus- Sky These two fell in love and gave birth to all living things. tml
There were six titans and six titanesses. ◦ Six brothers and sisters Who were their parents? ◦ Gaea and Uranus First three children were Cyclopes: ◦ Lightning, Thunder and Thunderbolt ◦ Huge ugly one eyed monsters ◦ All three worked as smiths ◦ Each was banished to the underworld
Gaea had three more sons called the Hecatonchires each with 50 heads and 100 arms. Uranus threw these monstrous creatures into the underworld. Gaea became angry and wanted her children back. She came up with a plan….
Gaea gave a sickle to her sons to kill their father. Cronus was the only one that had the courage to kill their father. He removes his fathers manhood.
Ancient Greek iron sickle, currently exhibited in Room 12 ("private life") of the Kerameikos Archaeological Museum (Athens). Picture by Giovanni Dall'Orto, November Kerameikos Archaeological Museum (Athens)Giovanni Dall'Orto
Ancient Greek iron sickle, currently exhibited in Room 12 ("private life") of the Kerameikos Archaeological Museum (Athens). Picture by Giovanni Dall'Orto, November Kerameikos Archaeological Museum (Athens) Giovanni Dall'Orto