Theomachy+(Titanomachy)

The Theomachy (or Titanomachy) was derived from greek roots meaning God and War. It's a term that refers to the great battles waged amongst the dieties and primal beings. The Titanomachy is story of how the Olympians came into power. The war between the titans and gods origionally occured when Uranus and Gaea gave birth the first generation, the three Hekatonchires (Hundred-Handed Giants) and the three Cyclopes. These beast had amazing talents, skills and strengths. For that, Uranus feared them greatly. He then threw them in Tartarus (The underworld that's deep in the belly of mother earth. Gaea wasn't happy with the decision that was made by Uranus. She waited for revenge after the next twelve offspring were born, the Titans. Kronos, who was the youngest of the titans, agrees to free his brothers from Tartarus. Gaea gives him a sickle. He uses it to emasculate Uranus. Then Kronos becomes king of the sky. Once Kronos had become the king he too became a cruel and oppressive ruler. He then betrays his mother and doesn’t free his brothers. Then tells a prophecy says that alike your father you too will be betrayed by your own children. Kronos was scared that his fate could end up like his fathers, when he has children with rhea he swallows them up one by one. Rhea then asks Gaea for help. Gaea then helps her and hides Zeus. Rhea tricks Kronos into eating a rock instead of Zeus. The Titanomachy then truly began. The war for the ruling of the heavens begins when Zeus gives Kronos a potion (in some other stories mustard and wine) that causes him to throw up the children. Then Zeus and his brothers and sisters fight back. They fight for ten long years. No one had been able to win. The strengths and skills were too similar. Gaea was on the Olympian side and turned the tables with a little advice. Gaea tells the Olympians about the immortal beings trapped in Tartarus. The Giants and Cyclopes join the Olympians. Thanking them for releasing them from the depths, they gave the Olympians weapons. They gave Zeus the almighty and famous thunderbolt; they gave Poseidon a three-pronged spear called the trident, and Hades the infamous magic helm of invisibility. With their weapons they finally overwhelm the titans and win the battle. They lock them up in Tartarus and the ruling of the world is divided into three parts. Zeus rules the heavens, Poseidon rules the earth, and Hades gets the underworld. The myth of the Titanomachy is an interesting story in Greek mythology. It one of the first stories and it tells how the Olympians took over.