Zeus is the son of Rhea and Cronus. Cronus was a very greedy Titan so when it came to his children he feared that they would overthrow him someday, in order to stop them Cronus swallowed every child Rhea had given birth to. However Rhea managed to trick Cronus after giving birth to Zeus. Rhea wrapped a rock into swattling clothes and gave it to Cronus to swallow while she sent Zeus away to the island of Crete. In order for the babys cries not to be heard, deamonds known as Curetes made noise by banging their shields.
Zeus finally became old enough to take over the throne so he started a battle with his father and the other Titans. Zeus gave Cronus a special herb that helped free his brothers and sisters from his stomach. Zeus ended up overthrowing the the Titans with the help of his siblings. The gods then chopped their father up and threw the pieces into the greatest depth of Tartarus.
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