These were Gaia, or Mother Earth, Uranus, who ruled […] Skip to content. All Sections. Subscribe Now. 68°F. Wednesday, April 9th 2025 ... hulking giants. The leader of all the Titans was Cronus ...

But Cronus didn’t do things by half measures — he didn’t just overthrow his own dad, Uranus, but he castrated him, too. 3) Uranus Cronus’ dad wasn’t really any better a father, honestly.

Aphrodite (or Venus to the Romans) is thought to have been born near Paphos, on the island of Cyprus. According to Greek myth, Uranus and Gaia had a son named Cronus. The parents fought and Gaia ...

Uranus is the only planet with a name derived from a Greek deity, ... Father Sky—who, it bears noting, is the father of Cronus (Saturn), and the grandfather of Zeus (Jupiter).