Cronus
General info
The golden age was a time without violence.
He was the offspring of Uranus and Gaia and the youngest of twelve titans
He was married to his sister titan Rhea.
They add off springs of Demeter, Hestia , Hera, Hades, Poseidon and Zeus.
The Rise to Power
The Golden Age
The Golden Age was a Time where there was no crime and a very peaceful time.
Any violence was considered terrible.
The fall of power
Then there was the " "Punishment of Neoptolemus", which consists in suffering oneself what one has done to another, or almost. Soon Cronos was prophetically informed by his parents that he would be dethroned by his own son. ( Paradas) ".
So he began to devour his young in fear of what could happen. His wife did not like this so she gave him a rock telling him it was Zeus to devour. Zeus grew up to eventually overthrow him.
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