Did you know the Olympian gods weren't the original deities of Greece? In the beginning, there were the Titans, led by Cronus. They ruled the cosmos with an iron fist. But Cronus feared a prophecy that his children would overthrow him. So he swallowed them whole as they were born. His wife Rhea, desperate to save her children, tricked him. She gave him a stone wrapped in cloth instead of her youngest, Zeus. Zeus grew up in secret, plotting revenge. When he came of age, he forced Cronus to regurgitate his siblings. Together, they waged a ten-year war against the Titans. The young gods emerged victorious, banishing the Titans to Tartarus. Zeus and his siblings then divided the world among themselves. Thus began the reign of the Olympian gods we know today. Hit the like button if you found this mythological tale intriguing!