Greek Mythology
Death, Zeus, and Love all together are here. In the beginning there was Gaea (the earth), and Uranus (the heavens), which were lovers. Together they produced Cyclops, the three Hecatoncheires, and twelve titans. "But Uranus hated the Hecatoncheires so he imprisoned them into the womb of earth, Gaea. Gaea was furious so she tried to plot against Uranus. But only the youngest titan, Cronus, was unafraid to stand up to Uranus. Cronus chopped off Uranus's genitals which fell into the sea and Aphrodite was formed. Cronus became the next ruler." (Myth 1) Cronus married his sister Rhea and they had six children. Cronus was afraid that his children would take over his kingdom so Cronus ate all but the sixth child because Rhea hid the child. The child was raised by the Nymphs and his name was Zeus. Zeus took over the heavens, He saved the heavens, and all at the same time had love affairs with a lot of ladies.
Rhea eventually got Cronus to accept Zeus and Cronus let him back into Mount......
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