When the time came that the last of his children, Zeus, was to be swallowed, Rhea could not bear another such loss. Trying to prevent the inevitable, Cronos devoured his children born of Rhea one by one: Poseidon, Hades, Hera, Demeter and Hestia. Rhea carrying her infant son, Zeus, in her arms, awaiting Cronos' arrivalĪlthough they accepted the gift, they refused to change his fate. In an attempt to gain their favor, Cronos gifted the Sisters with the Steeds of Time. Reigning over the Titans, the mighty Cronos learned from Gaia that one day he would be overthrown by his own children. Later, the Titans left the island and forged the rest of the world. Over time, the Titans evolved from the island itself, becoming the source of all nature and magic. From Chaos came the Island of Creation and together with the Island, the Sisters of Fate were born as some of the first creatures of the world. In the beginning, there was Chaos, the first primordial void from which all of creation came. By God of War III, they are the main group of antagonists whom Kratos kills, one after another. After Zeus' betrayal, Kratos allies with the Titans in the hopes of obtaining revenge against Zeus, declaring war on the rest of Olympus as well. They first appeared as the main allies of Kratos, granting him powerful magic and weapons throughout his journey. Gods made their appearances in every installment and are an important element in the series. A lost epic, Titanomachia - attributed to the legendary blind Thracian bard Thamyris - was not mentioned in passing in an essay ' Music on Music' that was once attributed to Plutarch. The dominant one, and the only one that had survived was in the Theogony attributed to Hesiod. Greeks of good age knew of poetry about the war between the Gods and Titans. Helios, Eos, and Selene are other important Olympians and goddesses which are sometimes included in a group of twelve. Ares, Hermes, Hephaestus, Athena, Apollo, Artemis, the Charites, Hercules, Dionysus, the Muses, Hebe, and Persephone were children of Zeus and Aphrodite was born of sea foam from Ouranos's remains were all later recognized as Olympians. The six original Olympians were the children of Cronos and Rhea (Zeus, Hera, Poseidon, Demeter, Hestia, and Hades). The 12 mighty Olympians gained their supremacy in the world after Zeus led his siblings to victory in the war with the Titans. Hades was not included because he resided in his home of the Underworld, rarely speaking with any of the other gods. Later on there were 12 true Olympians, which included: Zeus, Hera, Poseidon, Demeter, Ares, Hermes, Hephaestus, Aphrodite, Athena, Apollo, Artemis, Dionysus and Hestia, who later gave up her throne for Dionysus. The 6 original Olympians were Hades, Hestia, Poseidon, Demeter, Hera, and Zeus. In Greek mythology, the gods, also called the Olympians (Δωδεκάθεον), were the principal gods of the Greek pantheon, residing atop Mount Olympus, a place forbidden for any mortal to travel unless given direct authorization to do so by the gods themselves. The gods, along with the Titans, are supreme mythical beings that can create and control all kinds of magic and power.
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