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Titanomachy
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In Greek mythology, the Titanomachy was a ten-year war fought in ancient Thessaly, consisting of most of the Titans fighting against the Olympians and their allies. The war was fought to decide which
Cornelis Cornelisz van Haarlem, The Fall of the Titans, 1596–1598.
Cornelis Cornelisz van Haarlem, The Fall of the Titans, 1596–1598.
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.
Joachim Wtewael, The Battle Between the Gods and the Titans, oil on copper, 1600
Joachim Wtewael, The Battle Between the Gods and the Titans, oil on copper, 1600
A possible Titanomachy: A beardless Zeus is depicted launching a thunderbolt against a kneeling figure (a Titan?) at the Gorgon pediment from the Temp
A possible Titanomachy: A beardless Zeus is depicted launching a thunderbolt against a kneeling figure (a Titan?) at the Gorgon pediment from the Temple of Artemis in Corfu as exhibited at the Archaeological Museum of Corfu.
Cronus
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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
Titanomachy
…dominant one, and the only one that has survived, is the Theogony attributed to Hesiod. The stage for the Titanomachy was set after the youngest Titan Cronus overthrew his own father, Uranus (the Sky), with the help of his mother, Gaia (the Earth). Uranus drew the enmity of Gaia when he imprisoned six of 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