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CRONUS
Cronus was the ruling Titan who
came to power by castrating his father Uranus.
His wife was Rhea. Their offspring were the
first of the Olympians. To insure his safety
Cronus ate each of their children as they were
born. This worked until Rhea, unhappy at the
loss of her children, tricked Cronus into
swallowing a rock instead of Zeus. When he grew
up Zeus would revolt against Cronus and the
other Titans, defeat them and banish them to
Tartarus in the underworld.
Cronus managed to escape to Italy, where he
ruled as Saturn. The period of his rule was said
to be a golden age on earth, honored by the
Saturnalia feast. |
