So now that things have settled down, Cronus took Rhea for his wife. And after a little while, Rhea gave birth to their first child, Hestia. But Gaia made a prophecy that in one of these days, his son will take him down, the same way he took down Ouranos. And because of that he ATE poor Hestia (by the way, she's a girl). Same for Demeter, who came next, and Hera, Hades, Poseidon (Demeter and Hera are female too and Hades and Poseidon are male... just in case you are interested to know). So Cronus ate 5 of his kids, and when the sixth child, Zeus (male, and pronounced as: Zoos..)was born, Rhea made a plan. It was quite straightforward...she would wrap up a bunch of rocks in a piece of cloth and give it to Cronus instead of baby Zeus. When he ate that, but surprisingly nothing happened. Now years later, Zeus grew up and wants revenge on his dad. So he devised a plan with Metis (female nymph). The plan was that Zeus would get a job on Mount Othrys (home of the Titans) as a cupbearer.. then they would poison Cronus' drink and he would THROW UP Zeus' siblings. The plan worked :D !!! So now allied with his 5 siblings they were ready to take down the Titans! Oh and these 6 are known as the Olympians
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(In Mount Othrys, Zeus and Metis are hiding behind a wall, spying on Cronus)
Zeus: Are you sure this will work, Metis?
Metis (confidently): I'm sure it'll work. Now any minute now... and strike!!
(Cronus throws up, and all of Zeus' sibling get flung out, and drop on the floor)
Zeus: Umm hi, I'm Zeus. You guys are my long lost siblings... or maybe from your perspective I'm your long lost brother.
Poseidon: And why do you think you're our long lost brother?
Zeus: Because my mom, Rhea told me so.
Hera: Ooh! Rhea is such a beautiful name!
Cronus: So you're saying that my wife, my dear Rhea, betrayed me?
Zeus: Yes
Cronus: How could she?! You must be lying! And how could you, my cupbearer, be the brother of the children that I ate... I ate all 6 of them.
Zeus: But my granny told me that Mom replaced me with a rock.
Demeter (picks up rock from the floor): So that's why there's a rock here!
Hades: Well it seems believable... but are we sure we can trust you?
Cronus: NO! You can't trust him!
Poseidon: But he has to be our brother. Grandma and Mom wouldn't tell you that you ate a rock...
Demeter! We believe you Zeus, that you are our brother. Well do we believe him?
(Demeter looks at the others, and they all nod)
Cronus: But wait. Who's your grandmother?
Zeus: Gaia.
(Gaia pops in)
Gaia: It's true you know.
(Gaia leaves)
Cronus (on his knees): Nooo!! The prophecy is true! I'll be killed by my own son! I'm sorry son, but you must die! NOW!!
(Cronus calls for his brothers and sisters to come and fight. Altas jumps in, ready to defend the Titans. But Prometheus and Epimetheus sneaked out of the group. Zeus and his, now reunited, siblings don't have any weapons. So Zeus gestures them to follow him out of the window.)
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The Theogony
Historical FictionWritten in the 7th century BC, this Theogony tells us the story of how the universe was created. It also shows us the lineage of the Greek deities. Follow Zeus on the epic quest to save his siblings from their father, who tempted his fate. Find out...
