Rhea – Mythopedia Rhea was a Greek Titan and mother of the Olympian gods After her husband Cronus consumed their first five children, she saved her sixth baby, Zeus, by giving Cronus a stone to swallow instead
Greek Titans – Mythopedia The Titans were the first children of the primordial Greek deities Uranus and Gaia Two of these Titans, Cronus and Rhea, became the parents of the original generation of Olympians, who overthrew the Titans, just as the Titans had overthrown Uranus before them
Cybele – Mythopedia Cybele was known in Greece from an early period and was often identified with other mother goddesses such as Rhea or Demeter She was typically imagined riding in a lion-drawn chariot, wearing a tall, turreted crown, or holding a tympanum (a hand drum) One well-known myth told of how Cybele caused her young lover Attis to castrate himself
Theia – Mythopedia Theia was one of the Greek Titans who fought against the Olympians in their celestial war, the Titanomachy She married her brother Hyperion and eventually gave birth to the gods of the sun, the moon, and the dawn
Mars – Mythopedia Mars was the raging Roman god of warfare whose fury inspired savagery in battle Father of city founders Romulus and Remus, Mars was revered not only as a god of war, but one whose conflicts brought about lasting peace
Zeus – Mythopedia Zeus was the powerful but flawed king of the Greek pantheon and the supreme god of the Greeks He ruled over men and gods alike from his throne on Mount Olympus
Cronus – Mythopedia Cronus was the youngest of the Greek Titans, best remembered for dethroning his father Uranus He became a tyrant, however, devouring his own children until he was finally usurped by his youngest son, Zeus
Demeter – Mythopedia Demeter was a Greek Olympian goddess who reigned over crops, harvests, family, and fertility She was closely connected with her daughter Persephone
Persephone – Mythopedia Persephone was the daughter of Zeus and Demeter, the wife of Hades, and the queen of the Underworld Her most important myth tells of how Hades abducted her, then tricked her into eating something in the Underworld so that she could never leave Not even her mother, Demeter, could bring her home
Titans – Mythopedia The Titans were twelve powerful deities, born from the union of the primordial gods Uranus and Gaia Cronus, the youngest of the Titans, overthrew Uranus to become ruler of the cosmos, though he was ultimately overthrown by his own son Zeus