The Titans
by In Ancient Greek Mythology, the Titans were the sons of Ouranos, the Sky, and Gaea, the Earth. Their sisters, whom the Titans took as their brides, were the Titanesses.
The first sons and daughters of Gaea and Ouranos were known as the Titans. They were taller than the mountains which they used as thrones and both the Earth and Sky were proud of them. There were six Titans: Oceanus, Hyperion, Crius, Coeus, Iapetus, and Cronus. And there were also six Titanesses: Tethys, Theia, Phoebe, Rhea, Mnemosyne, and Themis. But when Gaea again gave birth, Ouranos was not happy at all. They were the first three Cyclopes, and their father looked at them with disgust. Gaea again gave birth, and again Ouranos thought of them as monstrosities. They were the three hundred handed ones, with one hundred hands and fifty faces. Ouranos thought that such ugly creatures do not deserve to walk on Mother Earth, so he cast them away to Tartarus, the deepest pit of the Underworld. But Mother Earth was not happy at all with her husband. She fashioned a sickle, made of the finest flint and told each of her sons, “Take this wweapon, make an end to your father’s cruelty and set your brothers free.” Five of the titans were too scared to face the wrath of their father, but the youngest but the strongest dared to take the sickle. His name was Cronus. He attacked Ouranos with the sickle and in sheer terror Ouranos fled, receding his power. Now Cronus was the ruler of the universe.
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