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In Greek mythology, Gaia, also spelled Gaea, is the personification of Earth. She is the mother of Uranus, with whom she conceived the Titans, the Cyclopes, and the Giants, as well as of Pontus, from
Gaia pleading for her sons the Gigantes (Giants), detail of the Gigantomachy frieze, Pergamon Altar, Pergamon museum, Berlin
Gaia pleading for her sons the Gigantes (Giants), detail of the Gigantomachy frieze, Pergamon Altar, Pergamon museum, Berlin
Gaia hands her newborn, Erichthonius, to Athena as Hephaestus watches – an Attic red-figure stamnos, 470–460 BC
Gaia hands her newborn, Erichthonius, to Athena as Hephaestus watches – an Attic red-figure stamnos, 470–460 BC
Although typically associated with Dione and Aphrodite, one interpretation holds that these sculptures from the east pediment of the Parthenon depict
Although typically associated with Dione and Aphrodite, one interpretation holds that these sculptures from the east pediment of the Parthenon depict Thalassa (the Sea) in the lap of Gaia; c. 438-432 BC, British Museum.
Gaia entrusts Erichthonios to Athena. From left to right: Hephaestus, Athena, Erichthonios, Gaia, Aphrodite. Said to come from the temple of Hephaestu
Gaia entrusts Erichthonios to Athena. From left to right: Hephaestus, Athena, Erichthonios, Gaia, Aphrodite. Said to come from the temple of Hephaestus in Athens. Pentelic marble. 100–150 AD. Louvre
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In ancient Greek religion and mythology, Cronus, Cronos, or Kronos was the leader and youngest of the Titans, the children of Gaia and Uranus. Cronus castrated and overthrew his father and then ruled
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…Coeus and Crius and Hyperion and Iapetus, Theia and Rhea, Themis, and Mnemosyne and gold-crowned Phoebe and lovely Tethys. After them was born Cronos (Cronus) the wily, youngest, and most terrible of her children, and he hated his lusty sire. According to Hesiod, Gaia conceived further offspring with her…
Rhea offers to Cronus a stone wrapped in swaddling clothes, in place of the newborn Zeus. Red-figure ceramic vase, c. 460–450 BC, Metropolitan Museum
Rhea offers to Cronus a stone wrapped in swaddling clothes, in place of the newborn Zeus. Red-figure ceramic vase, c. 460–450 BC, Metropolitan Museum of Art.
The Mutilation of Uranus by Saturn [Cronus], 16th-century oil painting by Giorgio Vasari
The Mutilation of Uranus by Saturn [Cronus], 16th-century oil painting by Giorgio Vasari
Cronus devouring one of his sons, 17th-century oil painting by Peter Paul Rubens
Cronus devouring one of his sons, 17th-century oil painting by Peter Paul Rubens
Rhea giving the rock to Cronus, 19th-century painted frieze by Karl Friedrich Schinkel
Rhea giving the rock to Cronus, 19th-century painted frieze by Karl Friedrich Schinkel