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Cronus ruled harshly and Cronus in turn was defeated by Ammon's son Dionysus (3.71.3–3.73) who appointed Cronus' and Rhea's son, Zeus, as king of Egypt (3.73.4). Dionysus and Zeus then joined their forces to defeat the remaining Titans in Crete, and on the death of Dionysus, Zeus inherited all the kingdoms, becoming lord of the world (3.73.7 ...
After his defeat by Zeus, Cronus became, according to different versions of his story, either a prisoner in Tartarus or king in Elysium. According to one tradition, the period of Cronus’s rule was a golden age for mortals.
Cronus was the youngest son of Uranus and Gaea, the leader of the first generation of Titans, and, for a brief period, the ruler of all gods and men. He was overthrown by his son Zeus, who made him swallow a stone instead of him and imprisoned him in Tartarus.
8 mar 2023 · Cronus, the second ruler of the Greek cosmos, was a Titan known primarily for his cruelty and for usurping his father Uranus. He fathered the first of the Olympian deities, including Demeter, Hades, Hera, Hestia, Poseidon and Zeus. Insatiably cruel and hungry for power, Cronus was ultimately deposed by his son Zeus, who ushered in the era of ...
21 lis 2023 · Cronus was the leader of the Titans and the father of Zeus, who overthrew him in a war. He swallowed his children to prevent them from overthrowing him, but Zeus escaped and defeated him with his siblings.
14 lut 2024 · Cronus was not killed, but he was dethroned. He lost his power, and therefore the right for anyone to worship him. In essence, he became irrelevant to the Greeks, who did not worship degraded deities.
Cronus was the youngest son of Ouranos (Uranus, Sky) and Ge (Earth), and the father of Zeus, who overthrew him in a war. He ruled the cosmos during the Golden Age, but was eventually imprisoned by Zeus in Tartaros.
