How did Zeus defeat Cronos?

Zeus tricked Cronus by giving him an emetic, which causes vomiting. When Cronus vomited, he expelled all of his swallowed children. In some versions of the story, Gaia is the one who caused Cronus to regurgitate the children.
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How did Zeus defeat Cronus?

When Zeus was born, however, Rhea hid him in Crete and tricked Cronus into swallowing a stone instead. Zeus grew up, forced Cronus to disgorge his brothers and sisters, waged war on Cronus, and was victorious.
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How did Zeus overthrow his father Kronos?

Zeus: Overthrew his father. His mother was Rhea and in order to keep Zeus alive, she tricked Cronus into eating a rock wrapped in a blanket. Cronus was afraid that one of his children would overthrow him and take power, so he swallowed Zeus' five older siblings.
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How did Zeus win against Cronus and the Titans?

Zeus and his siblings take over Creation

Zeus released the Hecatonchires and the Cyclopes from the earth (where they had been imprisoned by Cronus) and they allied with him as well. The Hecatonchires hurled stones, and the Cyclopes forged for Zeus his iconic thunder and lightning.
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What killed Kronos?

Kronos and Rhea produced the first generation of Olympians whom Kronos, out of fear of being overthrown, then ate, save Zeus. Zeus killed Kronos and saved his siblings.
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Is Kronos the most powerful Titan?

Cronus: Titan Ruler of the Universe

Although he was the youngest son of Gaea and Uranus, Cronus was also the strongest of the Greek Titans.
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Who destroyed Kronos?

Cronus ruled harshly and Cronus in turn was defeated by Ammon's son Dionysus (3.71.3–3.73) who appointed Cronus' and Rhea's son, Zeus, as king of Egypt (3.73.4).
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Who defeated the 12 Titans?

Zeus and his brothers and sisters finally defeated the Titans after 10 years of fierce battles (the Titanomachia). The Titans were then hurled down by Zeus and imprisoned in a cavity beneath Tartarus.
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Why did Zeus rebel against Cronus?

To insure his safety Cronus ate each of the children as they were born. This worked until Rhea, unhappy at the loss of her children, tricked Cronus into swallowing a rock, instead of Zeus. When he grew up Zeus would revolt against Cronus and the other Titans, defeat them, and banish them to Tartarus in the underworld.
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How did Zeus defeat the Titans?

Hades used the helm of darkness to steal away Cronus' weapons and Poseidon came at him with the trident. The distraction allowed Zeus to strike with lightning, and he downed Cronus. With the defeat of Cronus and the added power of the Cyclopes and Giants, the Olympians were able to defeat the Titans.
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Why did Zeus lock up the Titans?

These Titans were imprisoned in the earth the same way that Cronus, Hecatonchires and the Cyclopes once were. Hecatonchires guarded the Titans in their prison. Because Atlas was such an important fighter for the opposition, Zeus gave him the special punishment of holding up the world.
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Who was the ugliest god?

Hephaestus. Hephaestus is the son of Zeus and Hera. Sometimes it is said that Hera alone produced him and that he has no father. He is the only god to be physically ugly.
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How did Zeus make Cronus vomit?

When Zeus was older he asked to become Kronos' cup-bearer. He put a special potion in his father's wine that caused Kronos to vomit up his children. He also vomited up the stone which he was tricked into swallowing. Then Zeus led his brothers and sisters into battle against Kronos and the Titans.
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Why did Zeus and Typhon fight?

Typhon attempted to overthrow Zeus for the supremacy of the cosmos. The two fought a cataclysmic battle, which Zeus finally won with the aid of his thunderbolts.
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How did Zeus lose his power?

A further defiance of Prometheus was his refusal to reveal to Zeus a crucial secret that he knew and Zeus did not. If Zeus mated with the sea-goddess Thetis, she would bear a son who would overthrow his father. Thus Zeus faced the terrible risk of losing his power as supreme god, like Cronus and Uranus before him.
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Why was Zeus the most powerful god?

Zeus was the Greek god that both deities and man would call upon for help. Zeus would help the other gods, goddesses, and mortals if they needed help, but would also invoke his wrath upon them if he felt they weren't worthy of his help. This made Zeus the strongest Greek god in Greek mythology.
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Why did Zeus split humans in half?

As Plato puts it: “According to Greek mythology, humans were originally created with four arms, four legs and a head with two faces. Fearing their power, Zeus split them into two separate parts, condemning them to spend their lives in search of their other halves.”
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Which monster did Zeus defeat after defeating the Titans?

TYPHOEUS (Typhon) was a monstrous storm-giant who laid siege to heaven but was defeated by Zeus and imprisoned in the pit of Tartaros.
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How did Zeus escape his father as a baby?

To pre-empt any takeover he, therefore, swallowed all of his children: Hestia, Demeter, Hera, Hades, and Poseidon. However, Rhea saved her youngest child Zeus by wrapping a stone in swaddling clothes and giving this to Cronus to swallow.
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Who is the strongest Titan?

1) Founding Titan

This Titan was used by Karl Fritz, Ymir Fritz, Frieda Reiss, Uri Reiss, Grisha Yeager, and Eren Jaeger. This is the most powerful Titan of the lot.
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Is Atlas the strongest Titan?

Vast Superhuman Strength: Atlas is the strongest of the titans, able to hold up the Pillar of the Earth on his shoulders. He is also the only known Titan with four arms, increasing his physical strength even further.
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Who was the first Titan?

Ymir Fritz was the first Titan, who became one after merging with a strange spine-like creature in a tree. Subjects of Ymir are all distantly related to her, connecting them to the paths which enables transformation.
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Was Cronus killed by Zeus?

The gods eventually won and overthrew the Titans. Zeus then cut up his father Kronos and threw him into the pit of Tartarus.
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What are Cronus weaknesses?

His strengths include determinedness, rebelliousness, and being a good keeper of time, while his weaknesses include jealousy of his own children and violence.
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Who is stronger than Titan Kronos?

Kronos is the most powerful Titan, and Porphyrion is the most powerful Giant. If the two fought 1v1, Porphyrion would win as a Giant can only be killed by a demigod and god.
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