Romeo And Zeus In Greek Mythology

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There are many stories to tell in Greek Mythology. There are tales of epic heroes of war to giant titans that once ruled the heavens. At least, until the gods claimed heaven and earth. Out of all the stories to tell through Greek Mythology, I was assigned to tell just one. And thats what im going to do today. So just sit back, relax, and enjoy the story. Oh did I forget to mention what the stories about? Oh yeah thats right! This is the story of the birth, rise to power, and death of the titan Kronos. It all started with Chaos. Nothingness just a crazy mix of unevenness. A void if you will. Now all of a sudden one day this Chaos was separated into two. The Earth, and the sky. Now these two were titans, or giant human-like creatures.(Atsma) The sky was named Uranus, while the Earth was named Gaia. …show more content…

Zeus and Kronos both punish people the same way. they both had a hatred towards liars and the untrustworthy. They both overthrew their fathers, with Zeus banishing him to tartarus, and Kronos castrating Uranus. It's crazy to think how much Zeus and Kronos actually have in common. Kronos and Zeus do have some differences though, for example, Zeus has never been defeated before. No gods, mortals, demigods or anyone has even defeated Zeus . Kronos and Zeus also had different ways of controlling their kids. Kronos, well, ate his kids to ensure that he would not be overthrown. Zeus, being the most powerful god, was so powerful that no one dare challenged his strength, if anyone had challenged him or even try to dethrone him of ruler over the gods, they would have most likely been banished to Tartarus or who knows what else Zeus could have done to them. At the end of Greek Mythology however, it seems that Zeus and Kronos got along when it came to Zeus unleashing him from Tartarus and letting him be king of the blessed islands that heroes go to when they