A Long, Long Time Ago, the world was in chaos. There was no sky, no earth, and no life. In this endless chaos, the first deity, Chaos, was born. Chaos was a huge, formless being, and he had slept alone in the darkness for a very long time.
Suddenly one day, Chaos woke up from his slumber. He let out a big yawn, and then from his body were born Gaia, the goddess of the earth; Eros, the god of love; Tartarus, the god of the abyss of hell; Erebus, the god of darkness; and Nyx, the goddess of night. Gaia was a vibrant goddess, and her body was pregnant with infinite possibilities.
Gaia was alone in this newly - born world, and she felt a bit lonely. So, without any mate, she gave birth to Uranus, the god of the sky. Uranus was a tall and strong god. He rose from the earth and separated the sky from the earth. Uranus and Gaia united, and they had many children, who were the Titans. The Titans had various abilities; some were extremely strong, and some were intelligent.
However, Uranus was a very cruel father. He was afraid that his children would take away his power, so he locked all the Titans in the depths of the earth, making them suffer in the darkness. Gaia was very sad when she saw her children endure such pain. She decided to help her children rebel against Uranus.
Gaia made a sickle out of a huge stone, and then she gave the sickle to her youngest son, Cronus. Cronus was a brave and intelligent Titan. While Uranus was sleeping soundly, he used the sickle to cut off Uranus' genitals and then overthrew him. Cronus became the new god of the sky, and he released the imprisoned Titans.
After Cronus became the king of the gods, he also became very afraid that his children would take away his power. Like his father, whenever a child was born, he would swallow the child. Rhea, Cronus' wife, was very sad. She didn't want to see her children eaten by her husband. When she gave birth to her youngest son, Zeus, she came up with a plan.
Rhea found a stone, wrapped it in cloth, pretended it was the newly - born Zeus, and then gave this fake "Zeus" to Cronus to eat. Cronus didn't realize it was a trick and swallowed the stone. And the real Zeus was sent by Rhea to a safe place and was raised by the nymphs.
When Zeus grew up, he became very powerful. He decided to challenge Cronus and rescue his brothers and sisters. Zeus found a special herb. After eating it, he would not be swallowed by Cronus. Then he came to Cronus and had a fierce battle with him. With his wisdom and strength, Zeus finally defeated Cronus and made him spit out his brothers and sisters.
These brothers and sisters included Poseidon, the god of the sea; Hades, the god of the underworld; Hera, the queen of the gods, etc. Together with Zeus, they defeated the other Titans and became the new gods. Zeus became the king of the gods. He lived on the high Mount Olympus and ruled the sky, the earth, and the ocean.
Since then, under the leadership of Zeus, the Greek gods began to be in charge of all aspects of the world. Their stories have become the most wonderful part of Greek mythology and have been passed down to this day.
