Zeus ended up freeing the Titans’ beastly siblings from Tartarus. The ten-year war raged between the Titans and the new generation of gods, the Olympians. The freeing of the Olympians kicked off a divine war called the Titanomachy. As a result, he’s both the oldest and youngest son. However, he was the last to be regurgitated. Interestingly enough, Hades was the first son of Cronus and Rhea. When he was of age, Zeus forced Cronus to disgorge his siblings. Cronus swallowed it instead, allowing Zeus to grow to maturity. Instead of giving Cronus the baby, Rhea swaddled a rock. This act of swallowing his children continued until Rhea gave birth to his brother Zeus. He ate them whole to prevent that prophecy from happening. The Titan god feared that one of his offspring would take his throne. But like his siblings before him, Hades was swallowed by Cronus upon birth. He was born after Hestia, Demeter, and Hera. Though he was born at the same time and shared the same lineage as the other Olympian guardians, his realm was far below Mount Olympus. The god was a brother to the Twelve Olympian gods.
If they did, many were referring to his realm, which many called “Hades” as well. In ancient Greece, few dared to utter his name. Hades is the god of the Underworld and the dead. Either way, the realm was separate from the land of the living, and one god resided over it. In “The Iliad,” the Underworld dominion was between “Secret place on Earth.” However, the Homeric hymn, “The Odyssey,” described it as only accessible by crossing the ocean. Elysian Fields, also known as Elysium, was for heroes like Perseus and Achilles. Contrary to popular belief, humans didn’t go the Greek equivalent of heaven. The Underworld was a place where all human souls went after death. While they share similarities, most Greek portrayals of the afterlife involved a single place: The Underworld. Dionysus (more commonly known by his Roman name Bacchus) took the place of Hestia as an Olympic god, and is worshipped as the god of wine.Ancient Greek depictions of the afterlife are far different from modern ideologies. Dionysus: his mother, Semele, died before giving birth, but it is said that Zeus took the unborn Dionysus from her womb and sewed him inside his thigh until it was time for the child's birth.Many myths have him swallowing his pregnant first wife, Metis, so that she would not bear a child who could usurp his power-the child who later emerged as Athena. Athena: goddess of wisdom and unmarried girls, Athena is said to have sprung fully grown and fully armed from the forehead of Zeus.Hermes: the god of boundaries and the travelers who cross them and the son of Zeus and Maia.Another tale says that she sprang from the foam of the sea after Cronus castrated Uranus and tossed his severed genitals into the ocean. Some accounts identify Aphrodite as the daughter of Zeus and Dione. Aphrodite: goddess of love, desire, and beauty.Apollo: Twin of Artemis, Apollo is the god of the sun, music, medicine, and poetry.Artemis: Zeus's daughter by the immortal, Leto, and twin sister of Apollo, Artemis is the virgin moon goddess of the hunt, wild animals, fertility and childbirth.Some accounts say that Hera gave birth to Hephaestus without the involvement of Zeus, in revenge for his having given birth to Athena without her. Hephaestus: god of blacksmiths, craftsmen, artisans, sculptors, and fire.Demeter: The Greek goddess of agriculture.She was worshipped all over Greece, but particularly in the region of Argos. Hera is known as the goddess of marriage and protector of the marital bond. Hera: Both the sister and wife of Zeus, Hera was raised by the Titans Ocean and Tethys.Hestia: The oldest daughter of Kronus and Rhea, Hestia is a virgin goddess, known as the "goddess of the hearth." She gave up her seat as one of the original Twelve Olympians to Dionysus, to tend the sacred fire on Mt.Due to his many children and multiple affairs, he also came to be worshipped as the god of fertility. Olympus, and lord of the sky, thunder, and rain in Greek mythology. He drew the best lot of the three sons of Kronus to become the leader of the gods on Mt. Zeus: Zeus, the youngest son of Kronus and Rhea, was considered the most important of all the Olympic gods.
He is also known as the god of wealth, due to the precious metals mined from the earth.
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