How did Zeus defeat the Titans?

In the tenth year of that great war, following Gaia's counsel, Zeus released the Hundred-Handers, who joined the war against the Titans, helping Zeus to gain the upper hand. Zeus cast the fury of his thunderbolt at the Titans, defeating them and throwing them into Tartarus, with the Hundred-Handers as their guards.
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How did Zeus overthrow 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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How did Zeus win the war against the Titans?

After freeing his brothers and sisters from the stomach of their father, Cronus, Zeus gathers the younger gods at Mount Olympus and wages a war. In the end Zeus and his brothers defeat Cronus and his fellow Titans. They banish all Titans to Tartaros.
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Can Zeus beat 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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Who helped Zeus fight the Titans?

They all agreed; the Hecatonchires started hurling rocks against the Titans, while the Cyclopes created the famous thunderbolts for their leader, Zeus. Themis and Prometheus were the only Titans that fought on the side of Zeus.
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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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Are gods or Titans stronger?

The gods, also known as the Olympians, are stronger than the Titans. Even though in Greek mythology, the Titans are said to be a gigantic race that is powerful who gave birth to the gods or the Olympians, the Olympians still overthrew the Titans. This war is known as the TITANOMACHY in Greek mythology.
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Who is stronger than Zeus?

Nyx is older and more powerful than Zeus. Not much is known about Nyx. In the most famous myth featuring Nyx, Zeus is too afraid to enter Nyx's cave for fear of angering her.
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Who defeated Zeus?

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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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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Who won the Titan war?

The war lasted ten years, but eventually Zeus and the other Olympians won, the Titans were imprisoned in Tartarus, and the Hecatonchires were made their guards.
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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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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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Why is Zeus not a Titan?

All mythological creatures of that generation are called Titans. Gods are the children of the Titans. Specifically, Zeus was born from Cronus and Rea. Since Cronus feared that some time his childrens would try to seize power, he would eat them, but Rea managed to save Zeus and he tried to seize power when he grew up.
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How does Hercules get rid of the Titans?

He then encounters and captures Stratos before using him to suck up Lythos, Hydros, and Pyros in his head and Hercules proceeded to throw the Titans into space, where the impact resulted in a spectacular cosmic explosion.
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Who came before the Titans?

Hesiod, in his Theogony, considers the first beings (after Chaos) to be Gaia, Tartarus, Eros, Erebus, Hemera and Nyx. Gaia and Uranus in turn gave birth to the Titans, and the Cyclopes.
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Is Poseidon stronger than Zeus?

Is Poseidon stronger than Zeus? Poseidon wielded more authority than Zeus. Even though Zeus is a skyfather and divine lord, Poseidon is physically stronger, as well as a divine lord and a transcendent merman. A celestial lord rules over the lesser gods.
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Who is the strongest 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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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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Who is stronger Zeus or Odin?

That means that Odin is mortal and can die, while his immortality clearly defines Zeus. Zeus also has much more experience as a warrior on the battlefield than Odin does. While Odin has magic, Zeus could triumph over him with brute force and with his power of lightning.
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Who can beat Zeus in a fight?

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Zeus is king of the gods and has the strength, power, and durability to prove it, but the gods introduced in Blood of Zeus pale in comparison to Beerus. Though Goku is still unable to defeat the god of destruction, he would certainly defeat Zeus.
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Who is stronger Ares or Zeus?

Although Ares was at his strongest, he found Zeus' power and skill to be too much for him to overcome and although Ares managed to inflict considerable injuries on his father, Zeus eventually won and not only did Ares fail to kill Zeus in combat, he also was severely wounded and banished from Olympus by his father.
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Who was the strongest Greek Titan?

Although he was the youngest son of Gaea and Uranus, Cronus was also the strongest of the Greek Titans.
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Are Giants stronger than Titans?

If we're talking in terms of power, Gaea is obviously the winner, she's literally the earth. The Giants aren't that much more powerful then the Titans, but they're stronger. BUT if we're talking in terms of strategy, Kronos and the Titans are clearly the winners.
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Did the Titans have powers?

While not all of the Titan abilities have been identified, each inheritable Titan possesses a unique power. The Colossal Titan has been shown to possess significant control over its body, able to release devastating bursts of steam to ward off enemies or even completely evaporate in seconds.
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