Cronus and Rhea

 Cronus, son of the titan Uranus, over thrown his father and became the next ruler over the Olympians. He married his sister Rhea and had many offspring. There was a prophesy that stated Cronus would be over thrown by a son. To avoid this, Cronus would swallow each of his children after they were born. Rhea finally had enough of Cronus eating her children, that when her 6th child was born, she hid him on Crete and then wrapped a stone in a baby blanket and took it to Cronus, where he proceded to eat the stone.

The Child, Rhea had hidden from Cronus was Zeus. Zeus stayed on Crete and grew up until his mother called for him and he returned to Mount Olympus as Cronus's cupbearer. While Zeus was on Crete, Metis prepared a drink that would cause Cronus to vomit up the other five children he had swallowed. Zeus took the cup to Cronus and as planned, Chronus vomited up this other children he had swallowed (they were unharmed because they were gods). They were so thankful to Zeus that they made him their leader.

To over throw his father, Zeus went down to Tartarus and freed the Cyclopes and the Hecatoncheires. Prometheus joined Zeus as well. He returned to battle with his new allies. The Cyclopes provided Zeus with lighting bolts for weapons. The Hecatoncheires he set in ambush armed with boulders. When the time was right, Zeus retreated, drawing the Titans into the Hecatoncheires' ambush. The 100-Handed Hecatoncheires rained down thousands of boulders with such a fury the Titans thought the mountains were falling on them. They broke rank and ran away, giving Zeus victory.

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