![]() ![]() He would have devoured Zeus as well, but Rhea, unable to bear the pain of losing another child and seeing her husband now for the monster he was, entered into an alliance with Gaea, who smuggled her son away to safety, and gave her husband a rock instead to devour in which he ate without looking.Īfter years in hiding, Zeus was finally old enough and strong enough to overthrow his father. ![]() Hestia first, then Demeter, Hera, Hades, and Poseidon. The six elder Greek gods and goddesses were Hestia, Demeter, Hera, Hades, Poseidon and Zeus, because they were the sons and daughters of the two rulers of the Titans: Kronos and Rhea.įearing his children would overthrow him in the same way he had done to his own father like Ouranos had predicted, Kronos devoured his first two sons and his three daughters almost immediately after they were born. 9.1.1 Major Olympian Gods and Goddesses. ![]()
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