Cronus Profile

           One of the first rulers of the gods and goddesses was Cronus. Cronus was a cruel and unfair ruler, but karma found its way back to him as he continued on with his life.

           Cronus is the last of the children of Gaea and Uranus. He had many siblings which consisted of Rhea, Oceanus, Hyperion, Theia, Coeus, Phoeve, Iapetus, Crius, Mnemosyne, Tethys and Themis. He married his sister Rhea and had several children. His children were Zeus, Hera, Posiedon, Hades, Hestia, and Demeter.

His mother asked for helped to overthrow Uranus, and Cronus was the first one to oblige. He led the attack on his father, and after removing Uranus from the throne, he took up the position himself. To get rid of Uranus, Cronus freed the Hundred-Handed Giants and Cyclopes. When he gained power, he put the destructive monsters back into the depths of Tartarus. Like his father, he was afraid of being overthrown. He didn’t follow Uranus’s plan of keeping giving most of his children freedom. Instead of this scheme Cronus decided swallowing his children would be the best way to keep them from taking his power. Rhea was very upset that everytime she handed him yet another one of his children, he would swallow it whole. She tricked the man with Metis’s help and ended up getting her children back. The youngest of their sons took the throne replacing Cronus. Meanwhile, Cronus was placed into Tartarus and was guarded by his uncles, the Hundred-Handed Giants and the Cyclopes.

           Cronus tricked his siblings into thinking that he would be a fair ruler when he took the crown. Instead,  he abused his power trapping his uncles in Tartarus for a second time. He tried to avoid being overthrown like his father did by swallowing his children. This plan was unsuccessful, and he was overthrown. The throne was taken over by his son, Zeus.