Zeus was the son of Cronus and Rhea, an earlier race of
ruling gods called Titans. Cronus was king of all the Titans. Zeus
was the brother of Hades and Poseidon, Hades was the god of the
underworld and Poseidon was the god of the sea. Together they
overthrew their father and the rest of the Titans. All thanks was
due to Zeus for the dethrowning of Cronus. You see, before cronus
ever had children he heard a prophecy that one of his offsprings
would overthrow him, so whenever his wife would have a child he
would swallow it. Then, after he had swallowed many babies, she
gave birth to Zeus. She grew very fond of him, until Cronus called
her to give him the baby so he could swallow it. She hid Zeus in a
cave, and she gave Cronus a rock wrapped in cloth. he swallowed
it whole just like the other babies. Over the years Zeus grew
stronger and wiser. Then, when the time was right he confronted......
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